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four wheel drive
mazda rx8
Mazdahas been a pioneer in developing productioncarsthat userotary engines. The mazdarx7, which went on sale in 1978, was probably the most successful rotary-engine-powered car. But it was preceded by a series of rotary-enginecars, trucks and even buses, starting with thefour wheel drive1967 Cosmo Sport. The last year the mazdarx7was sold in the United States was 1995, but therotary engineis set to make a comeback in the near future.The mazda rx8, a new car fromMazda, has a new, award winningrotary enginecalled thefour wheel driveRENESIS. Named International Engine of the Year 2003, this naturally aspirated two-rotor engine will produce about 250 horsepower.Like a piston engine, the rotary engineuses the pressure created when a combination of air and fuel is burned. In a piston engine, that pressure is contained in the cylindersfour wheel driveand forces pistons to move back and forth. The connecting rods and crankshaft convert the reciprocating motion of the pistons into rotational motion that can be used to power a car.In a rotary engine, the pressure of combustion is contained in a chamber formed by part of thefour wheel drivehousing and sealed in by one face of the triangular rotor, which is what the engine uses instead of pistons. Anyone can build a sports car. It takesmazda rx8to build a sports car that's completely unlike any that has come before - or since. From the revolutionary RENESISfour wheel driverotary engineto the unheard-of (in a sports car) four-passenger interior to the unique freestyle doors, themazda rx8provides innovation as few othercarscan. Go ahead, turn the key and activate the throaty-soundingrotary engine. Start the revolution.The mazda rx8Sport AT is the perfect choicefour wheel drivefor drivers who By: Jon beal |
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