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    Emissions regulations to kill Mazda RX-8 after 2011 model year?     1273167060

    2009 Mazda RX-8 – Click above for high-res image gallery
    According to "a well placed source at Mazda's North American Operations," Motor Trend is reporting that the aging RX-8 is set to exit stage left here in the States after the 2011 model year. As it is, the rotary-powered sportscar is ...

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    Geneva 2010: Audi A1 e-tron Wankels its way to the show floor     1267627380

    Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
    No, Wankel is not really a verb. At least, not that we know of. But it is the last name of the man who designed the rotary engine, and we think our man Felix would be more than pleased with the latest application of his ...

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    Mazda's RX-8 Hydrogen RE hits the snow and ice for the first time     1172079300

    Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the RX-8 in cold weather testingMost of the Japanese car-makers do much of their cold weather testing at facilities on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, including Mazda. Mazda has been working on developing their Wankel rotary engines to run on ...

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    Mazda working on rotary gas/electric/hydrogen "tribrid" hybrid     1168906440

    Mazda has already made some hydrogen powered RX8 concepts powered by hydrogen. They say that their Wankel rotary engines are perfect for hydrogen as the heat generated does not hinder their performance. According to this article, the high temperatures do not cause a pre-ignition problem, ...

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