Reading about Mazda's announcement no longer produce rotary cars made me realize we'll never see these awesome cars anymore. Even the hydrogen RX-8 could not save Mazda's rotary project...

Sayonara rotary engine!

In 1970 Mazda showed on the 17th Tokyo Motor Show one of the most extraordinary concept cars for its time: the RX-500. After 40 years this car is still as amazing as it was in 1970,

Mazda RX-500 concept car
The only thing that bugs me is: what is it doing in the middle of a forest and why do the boy and girl in the background embrace each other? Are they afraid of the whole car? Is ti threatening them? What mastermind thought of such a bad publicity photo? ﾆﾔ(･ิ∀･ิ)ﾆﾔ

Even though every second of this commercial screams early 80s forward thinking it still didn't convince enough people that the rotary engine would be the solution to every problem. The new Luce was a big luxurious Japanese battleship and weighted 1450 kilograms. Not exactly movable by its 1.3 liter 13B rotary engine.

On the other hand it hits the bullseye: luxurious sedans need a silent less vibrating engine like the 13B. Unfortunately the rotary engine lacks the torque. Nevertheless I would still like to own such a thing any day!

I love the lotaly turbo chime at the end.

Somehow I think this Russian VAZ-21059 (aka Lada 2105) got a small identity problem:

JDM or USSRDM VAZ-21059
Or could it be that it is actually a 21059 replica powered by a Mazda 12A or 13B?

How can anyone leave a beautiful Mazda Luce Rotary gather dust and rust?

(R/D)usty Mazda Luce Rotary (RX4)
Judging from the amount of stuff around the Luce Rotary it must have been there for ages! There is even a pair of hedge shears on top of it! Apparently the owner of this RX4 didn't have the time to repair or rebuild it, so it is currently gathering great amounts of dust and other junk!

This rusty Sprinter Trueno TE27 is also gathering a lot, but not dust! It is gathering plants:
Rusty Sprinter Trueno TE27 and Mira L70 on the next page!