You may have heard of the Mazda 787b Le Mans car from the early Nineties, featuring a quad-rotor Wankel engine. Well, the guys over at Pulse Performance Race Engineering in New Zealand have just finished building an insane six-rotor rotary engine. Yes, a rotary engine with six rotors. It is […]
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Mazda signs off Renesis rotary engine production
After nine years of service, the Mazda RX-8 Renesis rotary engine production has ended. Mazda built the last unit on June 22 last week, as ever-tightening emissions laws make it very hard to continue on. The 1.3-litre twin-rotor engine has powered the Mazda RX-8 sports coupe since 2003, offering smooth […]
Mazda RX-8 Spirit R production extended by 1000 units
Mazda released a special send-off last hurrah RX-8 called the Mazda RX-8 Spirit R for the Japanese Domestic Market late last year. Just 1000 examples were going to be the final Rx-8s ever produced. Mazda has decided to extend production due to popular demand. Being Mazda’s only rotary model, the […]
‘Mazda RX-9’ rotary to be as efficient as piston engine – report
Mazda is continuing work on its next-generation ‘Mazda RX-9’ sports car which is set to feature a new rotary engine. Engineers are reportedly developing the engine so it is as fuel efficient as a piston engine. Speaking with Wards Auto recently, Mitsuo Hitomi, general manager-powertrain development at Mazda, reinstated that […]
Mazda confirms rotary future on Twitter page
Mazda Japan has reassured rotary enthusiasts on its Twitter page that a successor to the just discontinued Mazda RX-8 is being developed. The company hasn’t released specific details on particular model, leaving it open to plenty of speculation. As previously reported, Mazda has given us various small but sure details […]
Mazda RX-8 Spirit R special edition last send off
As a last special goodbye edition for the Mazda RX-8, Mazda Japan has announced a final Mazda RX-8 Spirit R special edition for the local JDM market. The special model comes with subtle interior and exterior revisions over the normal Type RS and Type E variants. From the outside, the […]
Rotary Supercars hunts Bugatti Veyron with eight-rotor 2089kW rotary supercar
Rotary Supercars says it is going to build an eight-rotor supercar with 2089kW and 3494Nm of torque, capable of taking the car beyond 450km/h, smashing the Bugatti Veyron out of the ballpark. The company has just released an early teaser image of the supercar. There’s dreaming, and then there’s simply […]
Mazda RX-8 production ends
After eight years as the only rotary powered car on the new car market, production of the Mazda RX-8 has just been ended. Low sales and strict emissions have made it tough for the RX-8 to survive in Mazda’s current line up. As stated by Automotive News, the RX-8 ceased […]