In spring 2022, Mazda unveiled a rotary-powered plug-in hybrid model as part of its ever-expanding MX-30 lineup. Although the Hiroshima-based automaker is not returning the rotary engine quite the way most gearheads expected, the majority still reminisce on how much it defined automotive history. While other carmakers tried and failed to make the rotary engine a success, Mazda's engineers took Felix Wankel's design concept and brought it to fruition.
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