Since Mazda has now focused on the luxury and SUV segments, their other side projects such as sports cars and even sedans are now only provided with minimal resources. The rotary engine – one of the most unique features of Mazda sports cars in the past has just been officially confirmed again but no longer serves the old purpose.
More bitterly, this engine does not directly contribute to the powertrain, but only acts as a generator for the Mazda MX-30 all-electric SUV. When it was discontinued in 2012, this engine was still the heart of the RX-8 sports car line at that time.
Since its debut at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, the Mazda MX-30 has been heavily criticized for its launch during the electric vehicle boom, but has a range that is less than that of the original electric car (200 km per charge).
Thanks to its small size (one of the many advantages of a rotary engine so far), this option makes a generator more efficient than a conventional engine on a rechargeable hybrid vehicle when it is both easier to arrange and does not have much impact on the total vehicle weight.
It is temporarily unclear what the operating range of the Mazda MX-30 will be when a new generator is added. If the Japanese brand had waited for the rotary engine to complete and postponed the launch of the MX-30, perhaps their first foray into the electric vehicle segment would not have been as catastrophic as it is now…
Reference: Carscoops
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