It’s a great shame, because Mazda’s rotary engine has a lot going for it. It’s a light unit, and its compact size allows it to be positioned low down and far back in the RX-8’s chassis ...

Make Mazda Model RX-8 Base Trim Engine 1.3L RENESIS Rotary Base Trim ... and was even used for racing at the Nürburgring in a modified Mazda Cosmo. One of the most prominent Mazda Wankel engine ...

By the end of its production run in the early 2000s, the Mazda RX-7 rotary engine made as much as 276 hp. The RX-8 followed with another chapter for the Wankel engine. The Mazda RX-8 rotary engine ...

The MX-30 Rotary-EV is a modified version of Mazda’s first mass ... spelled the death knell of the engine, and in 2012 production was terminated when the RX-8 sports car became obsolete.

What is the MPG of the Mazda RX-8? The Mazda RX-8 with traditional internal combustion engine offers up to 16 MPG city and 23 MPG highway for a combined rating of 19 MPG. These figures are based ...