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Mazda CEO: No Rotary Engine for Now
Mazda CEO: No Rotary Engine for Now

19 Nov 2013, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda’s new CEO, Masa-michi Kogai, has recently talked about the company’s plans for the rotary engine reintroduction and it seems we won’t be getting one soon. Kogai, who took ...

 
Mazda Cosmo 110S on Jay Leno's Garage
Mazda Cosmo 110S on Jay Leno's Garage

13 Nov 2012, 12:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You can’t talk about the history of the Japanese sportscar without thinking of what Mazda has done. America has the Corvette, with its V8 motor, but Japan has something altogether smaller, pow...

 
The New Rotary Engine: How to Make it Feasible
The New Rotary Engine: How to Make it Feasible

26 Oct 2012, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Mazda may have used the Wankel rotary engine extensively in many of their cars, since back in 1967, when they launched their first rotary-powered offering, the Cosmo 110S, a lightweight sports...

 
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...

 
Rotary Raptor GT Ready for Action
Rotary Raptor GT Ready for Action

5 Oct 2010, 14:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Don't you just love those little car manufacturing companies with a mission to impress? If it weren't for them, we might forget that, if certain conditions are met, there's nothing we...