Showing posts with label engine. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 3, 2007

Rotary Engine Is 40 Years Old

Do you know Mazda RX7 in Initial-D anime? Yeah, it a rotary engine (in short, RE) car from Mazda! RE is different from normal piston engine, and only able to find in Mazda car.

Mazda specially created a site to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Rotary Engine. You able to find a lot of information about Rotary Engine from Mazda there.

The Mazda RE started with Cosmo Sport RE, or Mazda 110S in May 1967. It was the first mass-produced RE passenger vehicle.

Mazda First Rotary Engine Car
Mazda First Rotary Engine Car

Another famous Mazda RX series is the RX-7 that drive by Ryosuke, the Mazda Infini RX-7 in yellow color.

Mazda RX7 feature in Initial-D
Mazda RX7 feature in Initial-D

You able to find all Rotary Engine powered car by Mazda at Rotary Engine Graffiti. Model list start from 1967 to most recent RX-8.

Visit 40th Anniversary of the Rotary Engine site to get more info about Rotary Engine history, RE Chronicle and How it work.