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Stunning Mazda RX-X Concept Comes From Fantasy Land To Fuel Our Rotary Dreams
Stunning Mazda RX-X Concept Comes From Fantasy Land To Fuel Our Rotary Dreams

5 Nov 2023, 13:34 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Imagined by an independent artist, the Mazda RX-X appears to have been based on the RX-Vision Concept presented at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

 
Do You Really Want Mazda to Bring Back the Rotary-Powered RX-8 With an Electric Twist?
Do You Really Want Mazda to Bring Back the Rotary-Powered RX-8 With an Electric Twist?

25 Mar 2023, 01:04 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / A rotary-powered sports car with electric assistance wouldn't be a safe bet for Mazda, because it's not a crossover, and that's what sells

 
Mazda RX-8 Gets Rendered Back Into Existence for the 2023MY, Do You Dig It?
Mazda RX-8 Gets Rendered Back Into Existence for the 2023MY, Do You Dig It?

1 Sep 2022, 07:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Marouane Bembli, the virtual artist better known as “TheSketchMonkey” on YouTube, is nostalgic about the rotary Wankel engine sports car, so he brings it back

 
Rare Mazda RX-8 Is Up for Grabs, Might Set a New Record
Rare Mazda RX-8 Is Up for Grabs, Might Set a New Record

1 Dec 2021, 17:06 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / 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
Mazda Sports Car Concept Teased Ahead of Tokyo Looks Like the Cosmo Reborn

30 Sep 2015, 07:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 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
Last Rotary-Engined Mazda Rolls off the Production Line

26 Jun 2012, 14:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / 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
Mazda Working on RX-8 Replacement, CEO Says

1 Dec 2011, 17:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 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
Mazda Could Develop New Rotary With Audi's Help

13 Jun 2011, 08:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 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
Only 100 Mazda RX-8 Left for Sale in Europe

28 Aug 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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
How Wankel’s Rotary Engine Works

15 Apr 2010, 08:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / While there were few chances that a former Nazi member would help a Japanese automaker win the 24 hours of Le Mans, it happened, and the connection is an engine

 
2012 Mazda RX-7 Still in Play, to Replace RX-8
2012 Mazda RX-7 Still in Play, to Replace RX-8

28 Dec 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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
Mazda Upgrades RX-8 in Japan

25 May 2009, 13:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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
Norwegian Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE Launched

11 May 2009, 15:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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
First Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE Produced for Norway

27 Apr 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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
Mazda RX-7 Still on Track

13 Feb 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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...