Sadly, the only remaining rotary in a vehicle other than a concept car doesn't even power its wheels, being the one-rotor ...

Another "the Mazda rotary engine returns!" article ... "This concept is not just one of those empty show cars. It has been designed with real intent to turn it into a production model in the ...

Mazda discontinued the RX-8 sports car in back 2012, and enthusiasts have been waiting for the brand’s iconic rotary engine to make a comeback ever since. Now, Mazda CEO Akira Marumoto has confirmed ...

The rotary engine has been a Mazda staple since 1967. It powered one of the most famous and eccentric Japanese sports car line-ups, the RX-series, until 2012 when Mazda discontinued pure rotary ...

Mazda Iconic SP concept. Mazda To reiterate: Mazda is putting together a team to develop an engine to power a new rotary sports car. That said, be ready for the potential offspring of this program ...

Back to Mazda VP Martijn ten Brink's rumor, that Mazda could use some kind of rotary engine as a range extender for an electric car. It'd make sense. Back in 2012, Mazda leased 100 Demio EV ...

Mazda's tactic today is different. It'll use the rotary to generate electricity to replenish the batteries. As a result, the engine can run at the ideal load speed at all times for optimal efficiency.

According to the Autopian, the engine operates at a maximum RPM of 4,700, which is far lower than the 9,000 RPM redline of the rotary in the 2012 Mazda RX-8 sports car, the last to feature one in ...

TOKYO — Mazda is going to extremes to keep two iconic products — its rotary engine and its MX-5 Miata sporty car tradition — alive in the age of electrification. The Hiroshima, Japan ...

So, now we know the Iconic-SP will preview some kind of production car—whether ... to all this got Mazda's attention, and, according to Mogo, the company's rotary engine development team ...

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