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Rotor engine can be said to have become a label of Mazda. In 2003, Mazda launched a new rotor engine sports car RX-8. In 2010, RX-8 failed to pass the Euro 5 emission standards, resulting in a sharp drop in RX-8 sales. Only 1134 cars were sold worldwide that year. In 2012, the last Mazda RX-8 was put off the line in Tokyo, and the car was officially discontinued.

With the suspension of RX-8 production, the Mazda rotor engine began to stay away from the eyes of consumers. After several years of silence, the Mazda rotor engine has new news.

According to foreign media reports, the Mazda rotor engine will officially return in the first half of 2022, and the first model to carry this engine will be a Mazda MX-30 crossover rather than a RX sports car. In addition, Mazda CEO Akira Marumoto said in a video that the Mazda MX-30 crossover with a rotor engine will begin road testing in January 2021. However, apart from this model, it is not clear which models will be equipped with rotor engines in the future.

The Mazda MX-30 was officially launched in Japan on Oct. 8, with the new compact SUV starting at 2.42 million yen (154000 yuan) for the two-wheel drive and 2.6565 million yen (170000 yuan) for the four-wheel drive.

MX-30 is obviously different from other Mazda models in appearance, the front face part of the Mazda's iconic large-size shield forward grille, leaving only a small-size intake grille. The special "free door" design is also a highlight of the car, similar to RX-8 's B-pillar-free design. In terms of size, the length, width and height of MX-30 are 4395/1795/1550mm and the wheelbase is 2655mm.

Compared with the traditional interior design, the new car adopts a dashboard composed of a traditional three-frame multi-function steering wheel and a mechanical pointer + LCD screen. The central control part is mostly a media display screen, a multi-function touch panel below and an electronic block handle.

In the power part, the MX-30 is equipped with e-SKYACTIV light hybrid power system, in which the gasoline engine has a maximum power of 115kW (156hp) and a peak torque of 199Nm, which is matched by a 6AT transmission.

It is understood that the MX-30 is Mazda's first pure electric SUV model, the new car life is only about 200km (WLTP operating conditions). This time, the Mazda MX-30 light hybrid model is listed, and the pure electric version is expected to be released in January next year.

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