Dubbed RX - VISION concept, the sleek looking sports car previews the fourth - generation RX - 7 and the brand's next -
generation rotary engine.
What's more, the company also confirmed it will have a new -
generation rotary engine under the hood.
The concept has Mazda's next -
generation rotary engine called SkyActiv - R.
Source: Mazda Press Release is on Page 2 Mazda Reveals Mazda RX - VISION Concept Powered by next -
generation rotary engine SKYACTIV - R, represents Mazda's vision of the future HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the rotary - powered Mazda RX - VISION sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show * 1 today.
The next
generation rotary engine, dubbed 16x (Sky R), is currently under development.
Way back in 2011, when the rotary - powered Mazda RX - 8 was going out of production, we reported that a next -
generation rotary engine could appear by 2017.
The biggest news, of course, is under the hood, where Mazda has installed a next -
generation rotary engine it dubs Skyactiv - R.
Not exact matches
Instead of dinner - and - a-movie, which seems as obsolete as a
rotary phone, they rendezvous over phone texts, Facebook posts, IM and other «non-dates» that are leaving a
generation confused about how to land a boyfriend or girlfriend.
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Instead of waiting for Mazda to produce its own version of the second -
generation, «FC» - series RX - 7, prominent aftermarket Mazda
rotary specialist Racing Beat built its own.
Then, in 2003, Mazda brought back the
rotary with the new RX - 8 and Lotus announced that its second -
generation Elise would be shipped to America in 2004.
Earlier speculations pegged the next
generation of
rotary engines for 2017, a theory corroborated by the latest rumors of a turbocharged
rotary coming in the same year.
It was the first Mazda to use the new
generation MZD Connect infotainment system, featuring a stylish colour display screen high up on the dashboard (it's a touchscreen interface, but one you don't have to use), an easy to work
rotary control, extra information read - outs in the main instruments and even a head - up display feature.
He also stressed that because the RX name refers to a
rotary engine construction, Mazda's successful new Skyactiv engines piston have no place in his vision for the sports car's next
generation.
After an on - again, off - again approach to a new
generation of
rotary engines, Mazda confirmed the sports car concept bound for this week's Tokyo auto show is powered by a new
rotary powertrain.
One thing Mazda never managed to solve however, was the problem with fuel consumption, and although the latest
generation of Renesis
rotary engines were far more efficient than its predecessors, it just couldn't deliver the same power, torque and high - mpg ratings as modern conventional turbocharged engines.
One other potential product strategy could be for the production RX - Vision to arrive in 2020 with a new
generation of
rotary engine, and then for a higher - performance version to overcome the technology's inherit torque deficit by using 48V - based electric turbochargers.
Flooding can occur in the RX - 8 as in previous
generations of
rotary engine cars.
Mazda introduced
rotary - engined vehicles in the US in 1971, beginning with the R100 and eventually introducing the RX - 2, RX - 3, RX - 4, RX - 5, and three
generations of the RX - 7 sports car.
Confirming the about - face in Mazda's go - fast model strategy, he said no MPS models would be forthcoming inside the next few years as Mazda expanded its core model range, by which time Mazda's next -
generation «SKYACTIV II» line - up would starting rolling out, bringing with it «interesting» new MPS powertrain solutions to compliment its reincarnated
rotary sports flagship as early as 2017.
After two
generations of successful
rotary - engined sports cars Mazda was ready to get serious with the all - new RX - 7 in 1993.
We haven't heard any details on a possible Mazda RX - 7 successor for quite some time now, but new details have surfaced on the internet suggesting that such a
rotary - powered successor to the RX - 7 could be offered as a competitor for the next
generation Nissan Z.
That's the news from our friends over at Motor 1, who cite «several Web sites in Asia» claiming Mazda might introduce a new
generation of its
rotary sports car this year.
As previously reported, the next
generation RX - 8 will feature a new
rotary engine that can run on petrol or diesel.
RX - VISION represents a vision of the future that Mazda hopes to one day make into reality; a front - engine, rear - wheel drive sports car with exquisite, KODO design - based proportions only Mazda could envision, and powered by the next -
generation SKYACTIV - R
rotary engine.
Rotary aside, the CEO also confirmed that Mazda is working on a new
generation of SkyActiv technologies that will find its way into production cars by March 2019.
It is a sports car concept that houses the next
generation SKYACTIV - R
rotary engine.
The C - Class comes with the latest
generation Comand infotainment system which in Audio 20 CD USB guise pairs a 7 - inch TFT color display positioned above the center console with a
rotary controller on the center tunnel and a touchpad.
The new system, is a flawless combination of the vehicles Engine performance, new -
generation Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Torque on Demand (TOD), Instrument Cluster displays and the vehicles ambient lighting, that can be activated through a well - placed
rotary knob, on the center console.
Mazda says that this has been achieved through their new
generation Human Machine Interface (HMI) and thoughtful positioning of essential controls like steering wheel, pedals, gear shifter and
rotary controls.
Another way - the only way for devices that can not be powered via a direct mechanical connection because they do not rely on
rotary motion - is to make the
generation of electricity more efficient.
I'm not even really web
generation (I grew up with a
rotary - dial phone).
As a fourth -
generation Rotarian, Mitch also serves his community through
Rotary International (Past Club President 94 - 95; Past Assist District Governor).