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Mazda Sports Car Chief Says RX-7 will Return in 2017, Produce 295HP
If Helen of Troy was the face that launched a thousand ships, then the Mazda RX-7 is definitely the car that has launched a thousand rumors about being resurrected since its discontinuation a decade ago. Even though it was replaced by the more practical, and still rotary-engine-powered, RX-8 in 2004, the hardcore RX-7 still holds a special place in the hearts of many sports car lovers around the world.
Since August 2011, when production of the RX-8 ceased, Mazda, the sole champion of rotary engines, does not have such a model in its line-up.
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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...
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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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Mazda To Reduce Fuel Consumption By 30% Until 2015
FoMoCo’s Japanese affiliate Mazda announced that it has set a target to reduce the fuel consumption of its vehicles sold globally by an average 30 percent by 2015. To accomplish this Mazda’s plans include the use of lightweight technologies,...
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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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