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Mazda RE Development Group Tasked With Developing New Rotary Engines
Mazda RE Development Group Tasked With Developing New Rotary Engines

1 Feb 2024, 17:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of prioritizing full-electric vehicles, Mazda decided to revive the RE Development Group for the sole purpose of developing new rotary engines

 
Black and Gold Kiwi RX-7 Looks Like a Giant Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt
Black and Gold Kiwi RX-7 Looks Like a Giant Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt

14 Jan 2024, 08:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A young man from New Zealand has built one of the world's most exciting FC RX-7s. I hope his story will inspire many of you to chase after your dream build, too

 
Barn Find RX-8 Looks Glorious Again After First Wash in Four Years
Barn Find RX-8 Looks Glorious Again After First Wash in Four Years

31 Dec 2023, 08:09 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The power of love is a curious thing, and it's just what this barn-find Mazda RX-8 needed after four years of rotting away.

 
Automotive New Year's Resolutions for 2024
Automotive New Year's Resolutions for 2024

30 Dec 2023, 09:31 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've set out a rather ambitious plan for my 2024 automotive journey, and I'll be thrilled if I can achieve at least half of it.

 
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

 
Mazda ICONIC SP Concept Unveiled With Rotary Range-Extender Powertrain, Belts Out 365 HP
Mazda ICONIC SP Concept Unveiled With Rotary Range-Extender Powertrain, Belts Out 365 HP

25 Oct 2023, 02:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The concept's design may trickle down to the next MX-5 roadster, but a brand-new rotary sports car from Mazda clearly isn't on the menu

 
Mazda Furai: The Rotary-Powered Concept That Never Crashed but Unfortunately Burned
Mazda Furai: The Rotary-Powered Concept That Never Crashed but Unfortunately Burned

24 Oct 2023, 11:58 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Both a breathtaking concept and a functional race car powered by an ethanol-guzzling three-rotor engine, the Furai seemed destined for greatness

 
300 Miles in My 300-HP Mazda RX-7
300 Miles in My 300-HP Mazda RX-7

30 Sep 2023, 04:42 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I worked for years to get my Mazda RX-7 ready for this point. Here's how it handled the journey to the racetrack and the sideways action.

 
Mazda Discontinues MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV From US Lineup
Mazda Discontinues MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV From US Lineup

31 Jul 2023, 19:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In addition to poor driving range for the e-Skyactiv R-EV, the MX-30 isn't exactly good as a crossover either due to its unconventional rear doors

 
How I Lived My Dream of Driving a 500-HP Mazda RX-7 at the Racetrack
How I Lived My Dream of Driving a 500-HP Mazda RX-7 at the Racetrack

23 Jul 2023, 06:50 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I grew up watching Keiichi Tsuchiya race cars around the track or the touge, and my favorite one was the FEED RX-7. Now, I've finally driven a similar-spec car!

 
New Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV for Europe Priced Similarly to All-Electric Model
New Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV for Europe Priced Similarly to All-Electric Model

22 Jun 2023, 13:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want a brand-new rotary automobile, your only choice for the time being is Mazda's rather disappointing MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV

 
Remembering the Maxton Rollerskate: America's Lightweight, Rotary-Powered Roadster
Remembering the Maxton Rollerskate: America's Lightweight, Rotary-Powered Roadster

27 Apr 2023, 13:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / With a fiberglass body, a Mazda rotary, and a chassis inspired by the Lotus Seven, the Rollerskate was a fascinating track toy that you could build yourself

 
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-7 FC: Buying One Now While It's Still Affordable Would Be a Smart Move
Mazda RX-7 FC: Buying One Now While It's Still Affordable Would Be a Smart Move

26 Feb 2023, 17:39 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Prices for the second-generation Mazda RX-7 seem to be rising, so this might be the right time to pick one up regardless of your intentions with it.

 
This 1993 Mazda RX-7 Is Rotary-Powered Nirvana
This 1993 Mazda RX-7 Is Rotary-Powered Nirvana

20 Feb 2023, 09:27 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / In the '90s, Japanese cars were getting heavy and filled with tech, so, Mazda with their ground-breaking rotary-powered RX-7 was ready to break the mold

 
Mazda Has a Rotary-Powered Sports Car Dream, Does That Mean the RX Is Making a Comeback?
Mazda Has a Rotary-Powered Sports Car Dream, Does That Mean the RX Is Making a Comeback?

17 Jan 2023, 11:21 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / In case you forgot, Mazda does have a rotary-powered model, the new MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV plug-in hybrid crossover, and it's anything but exciting

 
RX-What? Mazda Confirms Rotary Engine for the MX-30 - Will Be a Plug-In Hybrid
RX-What? Mazda Confirms Rotary Engine for the MX-30 - Will Be a Plug-In Hybrid

9 Jan 2023, 10:26 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Mazda says the MX-30 with plug-in hybrid rotary engine will debut this week at the Brussels Motor Show, in Belgium, and that it will launch this spring

 
1987 Mazda RX-7 Will Drag You Into a Love-Hate Relationship, Might Be Worth It
1987 Mazda RX-7 Will Drag You Into a Love-Hate Relationship, Might Be Worth It

12 Nov 2022, 20:41 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / This 1987 Mazda RX-7 has had the same owner for almost 20 years. Although it's a Series 4 FC, it has Series 5 upgrades and gives off an FD vibe

 
Mazda CX-60 Sports Coupe Takes a Virtual Swing at the Lexus LC
Mazda CX-60 Sports Coupe Takes a Virtual Swing at the Lexus LC

2 Aug 2022, 10:43 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Hold on to your Benjamins, because in the real world, the CX-60 is still a crossover, and not a sports coupe, as Mazda isn't interested in those anymore

 
Digital Artist Cross-Breeds a Mazda RX-7 and a Ford Focus RS, It's Strangely Exciting
Digital Artist Cross-Breeds a Mazda RX-7 and a Ford Focus RS, It's Strangely Exciting

29 Jul 2022, 16:41 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / We've never seen a Ford Focus RS with RE Amemiya parts on before, but this rendering has just solved that problem thanks to Khyzyl Saleem