Mazda to revive rotary engine, thanks to… electrification : Mazda RX-8 Rotary Engine 40th Anniversary Edition
The rotary engine lives again. Mazda has confirmed that it will be bringing the technology back into use in the coming few years. Of course, we’re not talking here about a rotary-engine sports car in the mould of the defunct RX-8, but rather as a range-extending technology to be used with electric cars.