Wow:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/08/mazda-building.html

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/234607/

 

I got this news too, but from another site, im so pumped that mazda is stickin to rotaries. Here is a little more info, even though they dog the rotary a little i thought i would post:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-re...olt-rival.html

 

Awesome, I don't know if you can really consider rotaries less fuel efficient though as stated in one of those articles. Thanks to great engineering, for the amount of power to weight or power to volume they are just as fuel efficient as a comparable car. Compare it to a Honda S2000 which is a high output 4 banger. 1.3L 238 Hp 22mpg, compared to 2.0L 240 hp 22mpg and piston engines have been around how long? Both get similar gas mileage because they are high output tuned engines, so I'm sure mazda can make a more fuel efficient rotary if the goal is to tune it for some lower rpm operation and made to recharge a battery...don't you think...by changing the size and location of intake and exhaust ports I'm sure they can come up with what's necessary. I mean they reintroduced a new engine for the rx-8 in order to meet current emissions and fuel standards didn't they? How about a hydrogen powered rotary engine that recharges the battery...? but of course here on rx-7 club I'm preaching to the choir.

 

Mazda developed the hydrogen rotary in 1991 i think (!) so who knows what theyll do next, and at least they were ahead of the the game. I'm still leaning towards electric though, cause i honestly think that will be the future.