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Mazda RX-7/RX-8 Rumored to Arrive in 2017 with All-New 300HP Rotary Engine
Mazda is said to bring back the rotary engine to the global automotive stage when a successor for the RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars launches in 2017. The timing is not random, as in 2017, Mazda will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first car powered by a Wankel rotary engine, the Cosmo Sport. Read more »
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New Mazda2 Range Extender Prototype Leaves Hope For Rotary Engine
Granted; a very Chevrolet Volt-like in philosophy Mazda Demio (Mazda2 for the rest of the world) prototype fitted with a range extender powertrain comprising an electric motor turning the wheels and a gasoline-fueled 0.33-liter rotary engine in the rear...
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Mazda Pr Tweets That The Company Is Working On New Rotary Engine-powered Model(s)
Even though Mazda President and CEO, Takashi Tamanouchi, has repeatedly stated that the company will continue to develop the firm's rotary engine after the demise of the RX-8 sports car in June of 2012, many have questioned the company's commitment...
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Peugeot 306 With 407hp Mazda Rx-7 Turbo 13b Engine
The Peugeot 306 is widely considered as a very good base for building a low-powered race track car, but fitting it with a 407 HP rotary turbo engine from a Mazda RX-7? Now that’s something that we’d really like to see in action. For the...
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Mazda’s Rotary Engine 40th Anniversary: Wallpapers & Rotary Widget Included
On May 30th 1967, Mazda sold its first rotar-engine powered car and simultaneously, the world’s first dual-rotar, rotary engine vehicle, the Cosmo Sport. 40 years latter and while most manufactures have long abandoned the idea of developing the...
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Mazda Hydrogen Hybrid = Future?
Debates rage. Arguments are unceasing. Massive expenditures strike fear into the depth of a beancounter's liver. Gas-electric hybrids. Diesel. Internal combustion technology growth. Diesel-electric hybrids. Ethanol. Hydrogen. Biodiesel. Something,...
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