Mazda has announced it has hit a new production milestone for its famed rotary engines, with the company’s production volumes exceeding two million units in total. Fifty-six years after the Mazda Cosmo Sport (Mazda 110S) was introduced to the world in 1967 and after multiple production shutdowns and a dozen […]
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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 […]
Mazda classic car museum opens in Germany, first outside Japan
Mazda has opened up an impressive classic car museum in Germany, celebrating the carmaker’s illustrious 100-year history in creating interesting and innovative vehicles. The museum, called Frey’s Mazda Classic Car Museum, is a joint project between a local Mazda dealer (Auto Frey) and Mazda Germany. It includes an exhibit of […]
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 […]
Video: Red Bull Mazda RX-7 in epic 10.4km mountain drift in NZ
New Zealand drift star Mike Whiddett, also known as Mad Mike, recently drifted up the Crown Range in New Zealand for an epic new drift video for Red Bull. The run was 10.4km in length, incorporating 47 corners, all of which were driven sideways. The Crown Range is located in […]
New Mazda RX-7 coming in 2017
Mazda sports car development chief Nobuhiro Yamamoto has confirmed that a new Mazda RX-7 successor is on the way. The new model will feature a rotary engine and is expected to be based on the same platform that will underpin the next Mazda MX-5. When it comes to power, Yamamoto […]
Video: Pulse Performance ‘6B’ six-rotor engine sounds incredible
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 […]
For Sale: 1993 Mazda RX-7 with V8 Chevrolet LS1 conversion
Now here’s an interesting one. It’s a 1993 Mazda RX-7 that has received a V8 Chevrolet LS1 engine conversion. It’s currently up for sale in the US showcasing a neat presentation and mild styling tweaks. It’s sure to get the diehard fans up in arms, as you’re either a rotary […]