The guys at Best Motoring did an entire feature on the RX-8 a little bit after it came out. This excerpt is them doing a drift evaluation on the chassis ending with a test drive of an RX-8 that competes in the D1 Drift Championship. At the end of the video, they discuss the possibility of a turbocharged RX-7 making a return. That would have been the 2 door version of the RX-8 with a factory turbocharged engine. Unfortunately engine problems and weak sales of the RX-8 ended that idea. It was rumored that Mazda was going to try and apply its new high compression Sky Active philosophies to a new, larger displacement engine, but I think they gave up on that as well. As it sits now, it looks like the rotary engine won’t be able to overcome its reliability and fuel efficiency shortcomings to make a return to the market. At least Mazda is still making sporty cars and continues a massive grassroots motorsports support program.