Mazda: Rotary Engine In Production Car ‘Not On’, RX-7 Goes With It
Speaking today to TMR at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Mazda Managing Executive Officer, Masahiro Moro, confirmed news which enthusiasts have been dreading. Aside from a Japan-only 2 EV, where a small single rotor engine is used as a ‘range ext
Speaking today to TMR at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Mazda Managing Executive Officer, Masahiro Moro, confirmed news which enthusiasts have been dreading.
Aside from a Japan-only 2 EV, where a small single rotor engine is used as a ‘range extender’, “The rotary engine,” Mr Masahiro said, “in a (Mazda) production car, is not on.”
He did however say that development on the rotary is continuing, but that “a sports car using the rotary engine entirely is off”.
While this will disappoint enthusiasts, the challenge with the rotary, Mr Masahiro said, is in meeting European 2020 emissions standards.