New Mazda Rotary?

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New Mazda rotary rumored (again)
Any news is good news

We haven't talked about Mazda RX rumors in a while, and we were getting a little nervous about the lack of speculation. Well that ended on Thursday with talk of a new, twin-turbocharged rotary engine from the company, making somewhere in the neighborhood of 449 hp.

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Old Mazda Rotary now Importable!

The rolling 25-year NHTSA exemption for otherwise non-conforming vehicles gives fans of imports something to look forward to each new year. - See more at: http://autoweek.com/article/classic-car ... 57YtD.dpuf

Eunos Cosmo (1990 - 1996)

The Wankel engine may have made its debut in Mazdas back in the 1960s, but it wasn't until 1990 that Eunos, Mazda's luxury brand, produced a rotary to out-rotate them all in the form of the Eunos Cosmo. A large luxury coupe, the Cosmo used a triple-rotor engine offered in two flavors: 13B-RE or 20B-REW. That second alphanumeric jumble is what everyone's after, as it yielded 300 hp and 300 lb-ft from just 2.0 liters of displacement (though that displacement figure doesn't quite represent an apples-to-apples comparison with conventional internal combustion engines). All that power was channeled to the pavement via a four-speed automatic transmission. The Eunos also offered a touchscreen infotainment system (yes, in 1990) with GPS navigation. That is indeed as scary-advanced as it sounds, though it's not going to work in North America in 2015.

Why is it cool? Do you even have to ask? It's the only triple-rotor engine Mazda ever made, and it has turbos! And the whole thing is attached to a Eunos badge.

Where to find one: Japan.

What to pay: $5,000-$15,000

Will people notice it? Yes, but they'll think its a Skyline and promptly call U.S. Customs to have it crushed. But it won't be crushed because it's legal and it's not a Skyline. (Note: it may take some time to convince Customs that it's not a Skyline and not a Nissan.)

Downsides to owning one: Do you know anyone who's worked on a triple-rotor engine?

Interior smell: Cigarettes.

CDs found inside: Madonna, Phil Collins, Duran Duran.

Or at least go to Japan and get one of them 3-rotor Injuns mit der Turbot for your project car.

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Too bad over 9000 Cosmos have already had their front ends cut off and shipped to the U.S. so swappers can extract their 3-rotor engines (the 13B-RE 2-rotor is also a popular swap for USDM cars). There's one full car here already that I know of (imported by the owner of RotaryCarClub.com, not sure how he did it). It's definitely a cool looking car. Too bad it only comes with an automatic transmission , and they have tiny, odd-shaped exhaust port inserts that rob power for the sake of noise reduction. Swappers always rebuild the engine and swap in exhaust port inserts from any of the other turbo engines.

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Too bad Billions and Billions of Cosmos have already had their front ends cut off and shipped to the U.S. so swappers can extract their 3-rotor engines (the 13B-RE 2-rotor is also a popular swap for USDM cars).

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Nube - Yanno they built 'em close by in Berkeley, right?