Confirmed: Rotary Debut in Tokyo!
 

But not exactly what most of you are thinking or hoping for but something i think is really cool any way (RG will not be happy;))

Mazda will be showing a new version of the Mazda5 hybrid/hydrogen rotary powered vehicle at this years Tokyo Motor show. besides the much greener version of the Rotary the Mazda5 will also be using the industries first all plant derived bio fabric seats and also will use bioplastics for the interior trims like the dashboard.

The biofabric/bioplastic/hybrid/hydrogen Mazda5 is production ready and will begin leasing in 2008.

Who says Rotaries cant be Green

:)

Bio Fabrics

Hydro/Hybrid Electric Rotary for Lease

Interesting. I assume this will be a FWD rotary vehicle then. Good for Mazda for continuing to develop the hydrogen rotary! I just hope that's not the only rotary we see in Tokyo...

I've always been fascinated by this vehicle and I'm always googling trying to see good underhood images of it, especially with the plastic cover removed.

^ Me too. I can't seem to take my eyes off them whenever I see them. They're so pleasant in concept, especially for an urbanite.

Off topic, but it's a minivan shootout!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMCADNZjKIw

very cool!
Definitely not what I was hoping for but intriguing none the less.

"Mazda will also display its “Smart Idling Stop System” and the SENKU—a direct-injection rotary-engine hybrid based on the next-generation 13B DI direct injection gasoline rotary engine"

direct injection rotary is comin!!

btw, I had a mazda5 once........I gave it up for the rx8, my mom would be pleased with this news

sorry for the mis-understandign there- that article that mentions the senku is 2 years old. it was the only one i could find quickly that talked about the mazda5. ill get a better newer link

oh........damn I was careless

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nice! it should be a sweet show and I can't wait to see the pics of the new rotary minivan

they actually have the mazda5 hydrogen hybrid for a while, but it wasn't a rotary though..........wow, my mom might get one of this :D

that would be sweet...friggin rotary minivan...all they need to do is make a mazdaspeed5 with a rotary and turbo! :lol:

FUnny if the rotary floods on one of those :rofl: .

then I would buy 1 for sho

any info on the trans? is it an auto? a manual? did they do any type of modifying to get it to bolt to the rotary or did it all line up...?

Zoom, any more info? Now for my ignorant question: Is this hydrogen & electric in the sense of a hydrogen fuel cell? Or hydrogen fuel like the previous hydrogen RX-8?

This is what I'm waiting for from Mazda. I have heard from a great sorce about this and I will sit and wait. Car will be payed off and I'll be ready for some more zoom!

That was too funny! I've never seen minivans driven like that before.

how about this one:

http://rotarynews.com/node/view/947

so then it is the end for this generation rx-8 and we will get a second rx-8 this winter according to that article that rotary crazy put?


BTW that is pretty cool about the mazda 5 but shouldnt they change the name from mazda 5 to RX-V?

its only a facelift, like the FC s4 and s5

Aw thats a bummer, kinda, cause i liked the idea of a new rx-8 but i was still hoping for the date of 2010-2011 cause that is when my 8 will be paid off (or almost paid off)

for that date we have a 70% chance we will see a new rotary car, and things are looking like its going to be an rx-7 type car (dont know about the name)

I don't think they'll show the "new 7" at SS X. If anything, they'll sneak in the facelifted RX-8

if you look at the article on rotarynews.com , the pictures of the new RX-7 are named rx7_2011 :D: