IS MAZDA TESTING A NEW ROTARY ENGINE WITH THIS RX-8 AT THE NÜRBURGRING?

During the Industry Pool at the Nürburgring I have filmed this Mazda RX-8 prototype testing on track. Mazda’s continued interest in the rotary engine is a mystery not even Mulder and Scully could solve in a brisk 46-minute episode of RX-Files. The Japanese automaker showed the RX-8, the last rotary-powered production car, the door in 2012. Since then, the company’s been more than coy about its rotary plans. While the company “dreams” of a rotary-powered sports car, teasing RX fans about such a possibility,