This is like one of those two trains moving in different directions who arrives first math problem questions. So the answer is:

When GTis were real cars.

This. Because of safety regulations they will never make anything close to this again.

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Not even sure if this is a gear shift but when I fist saw it thought it was pretty funky.

Where did you hear that? 178 HP turbo factory in the NB isnt that bad. 36 more HP then a stock one. Other then that it had racing hart rims and a few suspension tweaks I think. I am wondering why it would be worse?

Factory wing or aftermarket? Looks taller from side profile.

Door handles here make the body lines so clean, you can really tell they took the time to design this car.

Targa top!! AWESOME!!

Because>>>>>ZOOM ZOOM>>>>>MAZDASPEED

I think logically this works, even companies like VW was contemplating one called the GX3. After debuting it and getting rave reviews they decided to scrap it most likely due to liability costs. Too many lawyers and possible law suits most are thinking. Too bad because I would have picked one up in a heartbeat (since…

THIS!!! OMG this car was so good in its 1st and 2nd AWD turbo days. What was Mitsubishi thinking?!?!

Does Jake and SFmikee get a COTD? (Anxiously waiting for $kaycog)

Whoa kinda personal harsh attack there SnapUndersteer ItalianSpiderman my post was only 3 sentences long and you assumed a lot from it.

Now that the car has been found could it be possible that "Jake" was the one who stole the car?

How are they in non-turbo form?

Could it work on a small scale? Maybe not as large as it is now due to the high pressures involved? Anyway for the most part Mazda (and possibly Audi) does think there is a future in the Wankel for hybrids at least enough to spend R&D on it:

Good point but it was on the street not in someones driveway. Making the assumption it belongs to the home its in front of is a bad one, though I can see some people doing that. You never know as criminals are not always the smartest.