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Performance
0-62mph/top speed
9.1 seconds/87mph
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Running costs
282.5mpg (official)
£77 fill-up
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CO2/tax
21g/km
£170 or 8%
MAZDA has produced nearly two million rotary engines since the Cosmo coupé from 1967, and the tech is a huge part of the Japanese brand’s identity. Yet a decade has passed since the last rotary Mazda was made, with the RX-8 bowing out in 2012.
The new MX-30 R-EV marks a return of the iconic powertrain, but is this latest arrival cause for celebration among fans of the Wankel engine? The short answer is,