---
title: "Drive Wire: Mazda Brings Back the Rotary Engine"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-10-29"
modified: "2015-10-29"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/694/drive-wire-mazda-brings-back-the-rotary-engine"
categories:
  - "Mazda News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "mazda"
---

# Drive Wire: Mazda Brings Back the Rotary Engine

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Transcript:

The time has come…. Mazda has finally granted our wish to bring back the beloved rotary engine. In its reveal at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda said that the new RX-Vision Concept hinted at a new, rotary-engined sports car. Information on the revived motor is sparse, with Mazda only saying that it’s never given up on the technology. Plus, when it comes down to it, the RX-Vision is just really good looking.

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