2010 Mazda RX-8
Eastbourne Motorshow - 11th July 2010
Mazda RX-8 - 2003-2012
1.3L 192 PS or 232 PS engine
2010 was the final year in Europe for Mazda's rotary engined sports car due to emissions regulations. By then Mazda was the only company using Felix Wankel's rotary engine concept, although Audi used a rotary engine as a range extender in the still born Audi A1 e-tron plug-in hybrid.
High emissions was one of the bugbears of the wankel engine which hurt the RX-8 under the 2001-2017 CO2-based car tax system. Ironically, under the 1998-2001 car tax system, the RX-8 would qualify for the cheap sub-1.5 car tax!
2010 Mazda RX-8
Eastbourne Motorshow - 11th July 2010
Mazda RX-8 - 2003-2012
1.3L 192 PS or 232 PS engine
2010 was the final year in Europe for Mazda's rotary engined sports car due to emissions regulations. By then Mazda was the only company using Felix Wankel's rotary engine concept, although Audi used a rotary engine as a range extender in the still born Audi A1 e-tron plug-in hybrid.
High emissions was one of the bugbears of the wankel engine which hurt the RX-8 under the 2001-2017 CO2-based car tax system. Ironically, under the 1998-2001 car tax system, the RX-8 would qualify for the cheap sub-1.5 car tax!