2023 Mazda MX-30 R-EV debuts – PHEV with rotary engine range extender; 85 km EV range; 50L fuel tank
Mazda has brought back the rotary engine, but not in the way you remembered it if you have fond memories of the past RX cars like the RX-3, RX-7 and RX-8. Instead, the rotary engine now serves as a generator in the newVisually, the electric vehicle with a range extender doesn’t look very different from its, with notable revisions being available wheel designs and the placement of new logos that is reminiscent of the three-sided Wankel rotor.
The rotary engine used is dubbed the 8C, and it has a capacity of 830 cc, with quoted outputs being 75 PS and 116 Nm of torque. The 8C is Mazda’s first production rotary engine since 2012 and features side intake and exhaust ports like the Renesis unit in the RX-8, although it does get direct fuel injection, an aluminium rotor housing and thicker apex seals of 2.5 mm.
Said figure is not particularly impressive, but that’s before accounting for the rotary engine supplying power to charge the battery on the move. The MX-30 R-EV has a 50 litre fuel tank, which should give it a substantial range advantage compared to its sibling – Mazda isn’t providing a total range figure just yet, but we’re told it’ll consume 1l/100 km of fuel.
Another unique feature of the MX-30 R-EV, aside from the reduced range anxiety, is the electric motor. With outputs of 170 PS and 260 Nm, there’s more horsepower but less torque when compared to the MX-30 EV’s 145 PS and 271 Nm.
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