IS THE ROTARY ENGINE BACK!?!?
MAZDA'S NEW CONCEPT
Reports say Mazda plans on unveiling their new rotary engine for the RX Vision at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.
In 2015 Mazda unveiled their RX Vision concept at the Tokyo Motor Showr. Its main features were a rotary engine in the front, Rear Wheel Drive and long hood. The RX Vision looked like the long lost big brother to the third-generation FD RX-7 from the 1990s.
If Mazda does really build a new rotary sports car, it will do so to coincide with its 100th anniversary in 2020.
Considering the rotary engine was one of the most iconic engines in Mazda line up. A new one on the eve of its centenary would be a proper nod to the company's past.
It's even possible that Mazda will attempt to make up for the rotary engine's shortcomings, Especially the lack of torque. By adding partial electrification to provide the low-end grunt that many drivers are after.
But, according to Tanaka's conversation with Auto Express, he believes that rotary fans will want a pure, non-electrified rotary engine, so that will likely arrive first.
Source: Cnet
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