| Last May 30, Mazda celebrated the 40th
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| | that is not all! It also created an
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| anniversary of its rotary engine. Mazda
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| | overall win at the 1991 running of the
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| launched on May 30, 1967 the Mazda Cosmo
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| | famed 24-Hours of Le Mans. Mazda was the
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| Sport - the world's first car to use
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| | first and is still the only Japanese auto
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| twin-rotor rotary engine. After that
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| | company that won this extreme endurance
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| year, Mazda has produced almost two
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| | race. However, this success changed the
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| million vehicles that were powered by the
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| | rules for subsequent races. The rotary
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| rotary engine.
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| | engine was banned.
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| Jim O'Sullivan, the President and CEO of
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| | The engine continues to be part of the
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| Mazda North American Operations, said
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| | modern U.S. motorsports. As a matter of
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| that Mazda is the only company with a
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| | fact, the SpeedSource team is power is
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| laser-like focus on vehicle development
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| | the rotary engine that became victor in
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| and engineering success and would have
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| | Grand Am Rolex GT competition in their
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| had the perseverance and unyielding goal
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| | especially prepared RX-8. The powerful
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| to continue the rotary engine. He added
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| | engine is also powering every vehicle in
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| that they began in the 1950s and they are
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| | the ultra-competitive Star Mazda
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| now facing a very bright hydrogen-fueled
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| | Championship for open-wheel racers.
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| future. According to him, the rotary
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| | As Mazda looks towards an even company
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| engine reflects Mazda as a company that
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| | betterment, the company pledges its
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| has opted to make what most do not and
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| | commitment to the rotary engine for the
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| has made its own successes where others
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| | long run. After almost 5 decades of
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| have failed.
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| | development, the company has started on
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| Among auto makers, only Mazda solved the
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| | the fact that rotary technology is
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| engineering obstacles which are essential
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| | distinctly perfect for hydrogen burning
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| in bringing the engine to the market in a
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| | as a fuel, especially as compared to
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| mass-production vehicle.
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| | conventional piston engines. In Japan,
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| Powered by the rotary engine, the first
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| | the company has been researching and
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| vehicle that Mazda sold in the United
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| | developing both hydrogen-fueled rotaries
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| States was the 1970 R100. This was the
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| | as well as hydrogen rotary
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| era in which Mazda's Rotary Pickup truck
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| | hybrid-electric vehicles. Moreover, Mazda
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| is installed with the rotary engine.
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| | already has hydrogen-fueled
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| The sports-car establishment was shock
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| | rotary-powered RX-8s on the road -
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| and sales records were set in never
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| | another breakthrough from the auto maker.
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| before seen sales with sports cars when
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| | About Mazda Motor Corporation
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| Mazda released the iconic RX-7 in 1979.
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| | A Japanese automotive manufacturer that
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| In the 1986 and 1993, the subsequent RX-7
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| | is based in Hiroshima, Japan, Mazda Motor
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| generations were released. These include
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| | Corporation is the maker of quality and
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| the first production applications of
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| | top of the line auto parts such as Mazda
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| turbo charging the rotary engine in the
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| | multi rib belt.
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| U.S. market. The engine was updated with
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| | In addition to that, Mazda is also a well
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| the introduction of side porting when the
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| | known producer of different types of
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| car maker presented the refined four-door
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| | vehicles and their parts.
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| sports car RX-8 in 2003. This resulted in
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| | The company is expected to produce 1.25
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| tremendously minimized exhaust emissions
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| | million vehicles annually as of 2006.
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| and enhanced performance.
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| | Among Japan, Europe, North America, and
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| In the world of motorsports, Mazda's
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| | Latin America, its sales will be evenly
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| engine has also been tremendously
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| | divided.
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| successful. It powered the company's cars
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| | Mazda's 33.4% of controlling interest is
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| to more than 100 professional sports car
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| | controlled by the Ford Motor Company.
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| racing victories in the U.S. alone. And
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