WHAT IS MAZDA TESTING WITH THIS RX 8 PROTOTYPE AT THE NÜ RBURGRING
During the Industry Pool at the Nürburgring I have filmed this Mazda RX8 prototype testing on track. Mazdas continued interest in the rotary engine is a mystery not even Mulder and Scully could solve in a brisk 46minute episode of RXFiles. The Japanese automaker showed the RX8, the last rotarypowered production car, the door in 2012. Since then, the companys been more than coy about its rotary plans. While the company dreams of a rotarypowered sports car, teasing RX fans about such a possibility, the likelihood is nil. Patent filings from earlier this year show Mazda is continuing rotary development. And now a new video of two Mazda RX8s testing at the Nürburgring, seven years after the models discontinuation, is adding another layer of mystery about the engine. The video comes from an industry day where only automakers had access to the track. Its unlikely any company other than Mazda would test 7plusyearold RX8s, though it would be bizarre if they did. So why then is
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