Mazda Rotary Engine Timeline

July 1961

Technical tie-up with NSU and Wankel

Mazda Cosmo Sport Mazda 110S

May 1967

Completion of the rotary engine announced and Mazda Cosmo Sport (Mazda 110S) launches

Mazda Familia Rotary coupe

July 1968

Mazda Familia Rotary coupe (Mazda R100 coupe) launches

Mazda Luce Rotary coupe

October 1969

Mazda Luce Rotary coupe (Mazda R130 coupe) launches

Mazda Capella 1st Rotary coupe gs

May 1970

Mazda Capella Rotary series (Mazda RX-2) launches

Mazda Savanna coupe gsii

September 1971

Mazda Savanna (Mazda RX-3) launches

Mazda Luce hardtop gsii

November 1972

2nd Generation Mazda Luce Rotary series (Mazda RX-4) launches

June 1973

Total rotary engine vehicle production volume reaches 500,000

February 1974

2nd Generation Mazda Capella (Mazda RX-2) launches

April 1974

Mazda Rotary Pickup (REPU) launches in North America

July 1974

Mazda Parkway Rotary 26 launches

April 1975

Mazda Roadpacer AP launches

October 1975

2nd Generation Mazda Cosmo AP (Mazda RX-5) launches

Mazda Luce sedan super custom 1977

October 1977

3rd Generation Mazda Luce (Mazda 929L) launches

March 1978

1st Generation Mazda Savanna RX-7 (Mazda RX-7) launches

November 1978

Total rotary engine vehicle production volume reaches 1 million

Mazda Cosmo 3rd 4 door hardtop rotary limited

November 1981

3rd Generation Mazda Cosmo and 4th Generation Luce Rotary series (Mazda 929) launch

Mazda Savanna RX 7 2nd gt limited

October 1985

2nd Generation Mazda Savanna RX-7 (Mazda RX-7) launches

April 1986

Total rotary engine vehicle production volume reaches 1.5 million

September 1986

5th Generation Mazda Luce (Mazda 929) launches

Mazda eunos Cosmo 4th 20b type e ccs

April 1990

4th Generation Mazda Cosmo (Eunos Cosmo) launches, equipped with a three-rotor rotary engine

Ɛ̃FINI RX 7 3rd

June 1991

Mazda 787B wins the 59th 24 Hours of Le Mans

December 1991

3rd Generation Mazda RX-7 (ɛ̃fini RX-7) launches

April 2002

The last Mazda RX-7 limited edition model, Spirit R Series, launches

April 2003

Mazda RX-8 launches

Mazda RX 8 SPIRIT R

November 2011

The last Mazda RX-8 special edition vehicle, Spirit R, launches

June 2012

Production of the Mazda RX-8 ends

e SKYACTIV R EV rotor

June 2023

Production of the Mazda MX-30 e-SKYACTIV R-EV starts

October 2023

Total rotary engine vehicle production volume reaches 2 million

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