Our Collection of Vehicles

Mazda RX-500

Concept car showcased at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show in 1970. The RX-500 has a steel tube space frame covered with a fiber-reinforced plastic and ABS/PC alloy body. Its peripheral ported 10A rotary engines are mounted amidships and all four wheels are fitted with 4-piston caliper ventilated disc brakes.

Production	1970
Length	4330 mm
Width	1720 mm
Height	1065 mm
Riding Capacity	2 people
Weight	850 kg
Engine Type	Twin-rotor 10A rotary engines (2 x 491cc MR)
Fuel	Gasoline
Maximum Output	250+ PS/7000rpm
Maximum Speed	200+ km/h
Transmission	4 speed MT

Mazda Cosmo Sports (Marathon de la Route Replica)

The Mazda Cosmo Sports was entered in the Marathon de la Route held in August 1968 at the Nürburgring circuit in then Western Germany. The Marathon de la Route was an unforgiving endurance race of time and distance held on a 23 km circuit during which models from Porsche, Lancia, and others engaged in fierce contest. The Mazda Cosmo Sports was awarded 4th place overall.

Production	1968
Length	4140 mm
Width	1595 mm
Height	1165 mm
Riding Capacity	2 people
Engine Type	Twin-rotor 10A rotary engines (2 x 491cc FR)
Fuel	Gasoline
Maximum Output	130PS/7000rpm
Transmission	5 speed MT

Note: Some specifications are from the original model.

Mazda RX-8 (Hydrogen RE)

With the RX-8, Mazda succeeded in the world’s first practical application of a hydrogen rotary engine. A hydrogen rotary engine operates by combusting hydrogen, and as the resulting water is emitted as water vapor, there are zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and hardly any nitrogen oxide (NOx) is produced.

Production	2006
Length	4435 mm
Width	1770 mm
Height	1340 mm
Riding Capacity	4 people
Engine Type	Mazda Renesis hydrogen rotary engine (dual-fuel system) A series of two vertical rotors with a water-cooling system (2 x 654 cc FR)
Fuel	Hydrogen and gasoline
Transmission	4 AT