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Mazda's Rotary-Engine RX-7 Successor Almost Ready, But Next Miata's a Few Years Away

Different sports cars, different powertrains, same enthusiastic spirit—and we can't wait. At Mazda, the desire for a Mazda RX-7 successor is there. The Iconic SP concept is the blueprint, too, and a ...
AOL

The Drop-Top RX-7 Was Ultimately Made Redundant When The Miata Came Along

The Mazda RX-7 is the sports car that made the rotary engine cool. Like really, really cool. It powered the RX-7 for 24 years, bringing the revolutionary Wankel engine technology to the mass ...
TopSpeed

Mazda Seems More Committed This Time Around As Rotary Engine Program Takes New Shape

Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui is a multi-faceted individual whose expertise spans the worlds of library and information science, environmental advocacy, and – perhaps surprisingly – the automotive ...
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The forgotten Mazda that made rotary engines famous before the RX-7

The Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S proved the twin-rotor engine could survive years before the RX-7 made rotary performance famous.
Carscoops

Mazda Doubling Down On Rotary Engine, Pours Money Into R&D

Good news, everyone! Mazda is not only reassembling a dedicated team of engineers for rotary engine development, as we’ve reported earlier, but today it also announced its intention to expedite ...
Jalopnik

Mazda's Rotary Engine Is Back In A New Concept, But Now It's Trying To Go Green

After years of rumors and experimentation behind closed doors, the Mazda rotary engine is officially back. The Vision X-Coupe, a plug-in hybrid concept showcased at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, has ...
Carscoops

No, Mazda Hasn’t Confirmed A New Hybrid Rotary RX-7 Or Miata, But It Will When “Technical Hurdles” Are Overcome

Hybrids got a whole lot more interesting this week when Toyota, Subaru and Mazda announced they were working together to keep the combustion flame alive, but make it burn more cleanly. Ordinarily, ...
Motor Trend

After Hinting Rotary-Engine Sports Car a "Go," Mazda Confirms It

The gist is that, according to Mogo, the Iconic-SP concept was very well received. Count MotorTrend in that camp, as the sleek coupe concept and its cult-classic rotary engine (even relegated to range ...
The Drive

Mazda Teases Its First Turbocharged Rotary Since the FD RX-7

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Why Mazda Built The Three-Rotor 20B Engine (And Used It Just Once)

Mazda made a splash in the market in 1990, launching the Eunos Cosmo with the three-rotor 20B engine. Compared with contemporary Wankel rotary engines, the 20B's extra rotor beefed the compact ...

The Mazda RX-8 Is Quietly Becoming Cool Again

For many years, the Mazda RX-8 has been the unloved member of the Mazda rotary family. At least compared to the RX-7, it ...