Rare Mazda RX-8 Is Up for Grabs, Might Set a New Record
1 Dec 2021, 17:06 UTC / While Mazda RX-7 prices are still rising, it seems like the trend is affecting the newer RX-8 too. And the rarer models are the first ones to the party
Mazda Sports Car Concept Teased Ahead of Tokyo Looks Like the Cosmo Reborn
30 Sep 2015, 07:53 UTC / Little is known about the concept, but it looks more retro than the RX-8 and could hold onto the rotary engine for the sake of lightness
Last Rotary-Engined Mazda Rolls off the Production Line
26 Jun 2012, 14:35 UTC / Mazda’s 45 year history of using the rotary engine to power its cars is over. On Friday, the last RX-8 rolled off the Mazda production line in Hiroshima, signaling the end of an era, as it set...
Mazda Working on RX-8 Replacement, CEO Says
1 Dec 2011, 17:30 UTC / Toyota has a brand new sports coupe with a 2.0-liter Subaru-developed boxer engine, but where does that leave Mazda and its rotary fans, who have been hit hard by rumors of the hard revving setup&rs...
Mazda Could Develop New Rotary With Audi's Help
13 Jun 2011, 08:06 UTC / We’ve heard so many rumors regarding either a revival of the RX-7, or the arrival of a new RX-9, that it’s hard to believe any of it. However, Inside Line know their way around a rumor, ...
Only 100 Mazda RX-8 Left for Sale in Europe
28 Aug 2010, 08:26 UTC / The sad moment when an entire range of performance vehicles will meet their doom as a result of the new Euro 5 emissions standards, set to become mandatory from 1 January 2011, is fast approaching. ...
How Wankel’s Rotary Engine Works
15 Apr 2010, 08:14 UTC / The idea of a rotary engine has intrigued engineers and inventors since the beginning of the internal combustion engine’s inception. Sparked by another industrial revolution, the need for effi...
2012 Mazda RX-7 Still in Play, to Replace RX-8
28 Dec 2009, 09:09 UTC / Mazda is definitely planning to launch the RX-7 in the near future but sources are now indicating that the revived model will actually take the place of the RX-8. If we go the rumor way, the RX-7 wi...
Mazda Upgrades RX-8 in Japan
25 May 2009, 13:56 UTC / Mazda today announced that a couple of new features have just been made available on the Japanese version of the RX-8, with the upgraded models to go on sale across the country today. Basically, we&...
Norwegian Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE Launched
11 May 2009, 15:10 UTC / Japanese manufacturer Mazda unveiled the Norwegian-specification RX-8 Hydrogen RE at a ceremony in Oslo and first vehicles are expected to be delivered for leasing in the country as soon as this sum...
First Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE Produced for Norway
27 Apr 2009, 09:47 UTC / Japanese manufacturer Mazda has completed its first RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle, destined for the Norwegian market. Why Norway, you may ask. Because this country has in place a program aimed at easing ...
Mazda RX-7 Still on Track
13 Feb 2009, 10:50 UTC / With the economic recession slashing sales all around the world and with most automakers going short on cash, discontinuing models that are not even close to meeting the current market demands seems...