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Mazda pitches rotary engine hybrid in super-hot MX-5 Miata concept

Mazda_MX_5_Miata_concept — The Mazda Iconic SP concept teases the idea of an eco-friendly rotary engine powering a hybrid-electric drivetrain in a sporty roadster package. (HANS GREIMEL)

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Hans Greimel and Naoto Okamura

October 25, 2023 06:29 PM

TOKYO — Mazda is going to extremes to keep two iconic products — its rotary engine and its MX-5 Miata sporty car tradition — alive in the age of electrification.

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