Mazda has confirmed the return of the Wankel rotary engine in 2020, eight years after it put it on hiatus with the cancellation of the RX-8 sports car. The issues people have with the rotary, such as blowing apex seals and poor fuel economy, are issues that are normally pre-existing from an previous owner who didn't take care of the car. Mazda's technology prowess was showcased with the 787B race car, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 1991, the first win for a Japanese brand or a car with a rotary engine. That vehicle, slated for sale in Europe and Japan, debuted as an EV The RX-7 debuted in 1978 and became Mazda’s first mass-produced sports car. The Mazda RX-7 was decisive for the future of the Japanese car manufacturer Mazda. I've ran into every issue a rotary has had due to poor maintenance and neglect/abuse from previous owners who are too lazy or ignorant to take care of a car. Who knows. It eventually became the best-selling rotary engine car in history. Explore Mazda cars for sale as well! It will be used in an electric car as a range-extender and offered alongside another purely electric car. See 22 results for Mazda rotary cars for sale at the best prices, with the cheapest used car starting from $ 3,500. Will we see another rotary-engine-powered sports car from Mazda one day? Rumors peg such a car, perhaps called the RX-9, as on and … Mazda, in a press release celebrating the company’s 100-year anniversary, says the rotary likely will return as a range extender in the new MX-30 electrified crossover. At the 2017 Tokyo motor show, Mazda boss Mitsuo Hitomi voiced plans for the firm to bring back its famed rotary engine as a range-extender because it is “much, much quieter” than the alternatives. Mazda officially announces that it will make another car with a rotary engine in 2020. Thanks to the RX-7, Mazda gained millions of extra fans worldwide. Looking for more second hand cars? TOKYO — Mazda is tipping its hand about future plans for the brand’s trademark rotary engine. A new Mazda Patent Filing Reveals an AWD Hybrid packing a Wankel rotary engine range extender and high-tech capacitors for big power and low weight. Mazda says it will launch two electric vehicles in 2020 – one a pure-electric model, and the other complemented by a rotary engine operating as a range extender.