The on-again/off-again future Mazda rotary sports car could be back on the agenda, with a report out of Europe confirming a concept version will be unveiled at the Tokyo motor show in October. Mazda has previously shown its potential intensions for the future of a rotary sports car with the […]
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Mazda confirms new rotary coming for 50th anniversary?
Mazda has rotary fans spinning out like chooks on a rotisserie, with some very cryptic literature in its quarterly Zoom Zoom magazine. There is a section in the magazine dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Mazda rotary engine, marking half a century since the debut of the Wankel-engined Cosmo. […]
Top 10 best rotary videos on the internet
There’s a section of car enthusiasts out there who think pistons are pathetic, and the bwap-bwap of a rotary is pure music. Invented by German Felix Wankel in the 1950s, the rotary engine is unique in that it doesn’t use a conventional valvetrain or crankshaft and is the only mainstream […]
Mazda hybrid patents surface, rotary engine to be used?
Rotary fans have been tormented by on-again, off-again flip-flopping with intentions to bring back the revered chook-cooker from Mazda. One minute it rolls out concepts such as the Taiki, the heart-meltingly gorgeous Furai LeMans prototype with triple rotors and 340kW, and as recently as late-2015 with the RX-Vision concept. For […]
Mazda RX-VISION concept unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show
Old-school Mazda rotary fans will be excited about this one. It’s a Mazda RX concept, making its debut at the Tokyo show, seemingly locking in a future RX sports car. Called the RX-VISION, the concept possesses a unique two-door sports car design, with a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout underneath […]
Mazda previews concept sports car, next-gen RX?
Mazda has teased a very svelte-looking coupe concept that it intends to show at the Tokyo Motor Show next month, potentially previewing a next-generation rotary-powered RX. The taillight treatment and overall shape is reminiscent of the third-generation RX-7, although it appears to be a 2+2, with more of a grand-tourer […]
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 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, […]