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Rotary Redux? Mazda Close to Reviving the Wankel Engine – But Not as You Remember It

Rotary Redux? Mazda Close to Reviving the Wankel Engine – But Not as You Remember It

When Mazda pulled the plug on the RX-8 back in 2012 it was more than just the end of a production for a slow-selling sports car, it marked the end of the line for the rotary engine. But the once promising technology, more promising known as the Wankel engine, may be ready to make a comeback. But it will function in a distinctly different form than it did in the past, according to Mazda’s CEO. More from Headlight.News.

Return of the Rotary: Mazda Green Lights the Iconic SP Sports Car

Return of the Rotary: Mazda Green Lights the Iconic SP Sports Car

A dozen years after killing off its last rotary-powered model, the RX-8, Mazda has given the go to the Iconic SP Sports Car which will bring back the Wankel engine back into production, President Katsuhiro Mogo and other officials have confirmed. Here’s what we know.