Here’s a conversion you’ve probably never heard of. It’s a Mazda RX-8 with a six-cylinder turbo-diesel conversion, giving the rotary sports car some huge torque. Rotary engines aren’t exactly known for their torque output, or lack thereof. But with a 5.9-litre 6BT Cummins inline six, featuring a big high-mount turbocharger […]
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Mazda rotary celebrates its 50th anniversary (mega gallery)
The Mazda rotary sports car is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, since the first introduction of the 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S. To help mark the occasion, Mazda has brought together a collection of classic rotary-powered models for a special presentation and epic photo gallery. The collection includes all […]
Top 10 cars with the strangest engine conversions
Engine swaps are, more often than not, to enhance a car’s power and speed. Note the Ferrari-powered Toyota 86, or GTR-engined Nissan Patrol we’ve featured, as well as the myriad small cars at Summernats 30 stuffed choc-full of V8. Sometimes, though, the motives behind a conversion are different. It could […]
Future Mazda RX sports car no longer on the cards – CEO
Some sad news has come from the mouth of Mazda’s current CEO, Masamichi Kogai, who says he has no plans to introduce a new RX sports car in the near future. The news comes after countless reports involving quotes from Mazda engineers that had confirmed development was underway on a […]
Next Mazda RX must use rotary engine, says design boss – report
Reports of Mazda working on a new RX sports car are circulating once again, and according to Mazda design chief, the rotary engine must live on. Speaking with Automotive News in Japan, Ikuo Maeda, Mazda’s global design boss, said he is never going to give up on the famous RX […]
Next Mazda RX to use rotary range-extender hybrid – report
The future of the Mazda rotary is still a bit up in the air at the moment. The latest we hear involves a rotary being used for an upcoming rear-wheel drive sports car with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. There have been various reports and rumours circulating in the recent past, […]
Mazda rotary engine development continues – report
With the Mazda RX-8 now out of production, there are currently no rotary-powered vehicles on the market. Mazda is working on a new-generation ‘RX’ sports car though, and a new rotary engine is under development. According to a recent Autocar report in the UK, Mazda engineers are still developing an […]
Mazda rotary to be revived next year, for new hybrid
The Mazda RX-8 was the last rotary-powered vehicle on the market. It went out of production earlier this year. While development of a new ‘RX’ rotary sports car is still underway, Mazda will introduce a new rotary engine next year. Before we all get too excited though, the engine will […]