There are rumors of a rotary, hybrid next-gen MX-5. Our source is Best Car, the Japanese enthusiast magazine, which let it “leak” that Mazda wants to use a 1.2-liter or 1.3-liter rotary engine into the next MX-5, which is also known as Roadster in its home market.
The twist is that a hybrid drivetrain is linked up with it. While it’s true that the hybrid sports car trend in Japan is taking off, there are details in this report that are questionable. First of all, the MX-5/Roadster has never been a rotary from the factor and Mazda has very recently invested a lot of its time and effort to develop its new SKY-G engines.
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