Would you believe me if I told you that Mazda is speeding up research and development for new Wankels and giving its rotary engine development team a new lease on life? The car company said in a news release on Thursday that they are very hopeful that the rotating Dorito will be there for many years to come. Mazda makes it very clear that the group working on rotary engines is made up of 36 engineers who have experience working on cutting-edge drivetrain systems. The carmaker has made a few of them recently, such as the Skyactiv-X engine with compression ignition. The people who work on the engine are in charge of making rotary designs for generators like the ones in the MX-30 EV. In its release, the company also talks about carbon-neutral fuel projects, which might not be very interesting. That’s a wonderful thought. Masahiro Moro, president and CEO of Mazda, suggested rotation at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon. It’s been almost two weeks since then. He said then that such a program would be set up, and the news on Thursday proves that it will happen, though a little faster. The following is what Moro said about the amazing Iconic SP Concept: “The support and excitement I’ve felt for the idea of the little sports car has made me very happy and moved me deeply.” Before anything else, I want to thank all of you. We will start a rotary engine research group on February 1st because you are so excited about this goal. In agreement with Moro, Ichiro Hirose, Mazda’s Chief Technical Officer, said that the goal is to make “a breakthrough in the research and development of rotary engines.” We promise to keep making eye-catching cars that thrill customers with our “challenger spirit” in a time of electric car and zero-carbon cars. Since past rotaries didn’t work, we need to be honest about what this means. They also had problems with hydrocarbon emissions, which could be better in a world where governments are making it harder for cars to do business. Mazda has put together 32 of its smartest people to make the rotary engine last longer and extend the range of electric car batteries. Sports cars from Mazda aren’t as exciting as they used to be, but there are still many reasons to be hopeful. If they could only get one of these things to burn gas or something, that would be crazy cool. Friends, don’t give up! The Iconic SP Concept might affect production models while we’re still alive.
