Mazda Engineers Pushing For More Rear-wheel-drive Models: Report

Mazda's RX-7 coupe has been the subject of 'on-again off-again' reports since production of the third-generation model ended in 2002.

Then, when the death knell rang for the RX-8 in 2012, the rumour mill kicked into overdrive: would we see another rotary-powered rear-wheel-drive offering from Mazda? 

Speaking with TMR in 2012, Mazda sports chief Nobuhiro Yamamoto hinted at a 2017 return of the RX-7, but new reports this week suggest a group within the carmaker is urging for yet more rear-wheel-drive models. 

For now, the MX-5 stands alone as Mazda's only rear-wheel-drive offering, but according to American outlet Edmunds, engineers have begun to lobby for a return to the days of old.