Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Impressions
Date: August 1967
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

An Incredibly Flexible Engine

Testing a revolutionary mechanism like the rotary piston engine for the first time can be a very enjoyable and sometimes unsettling experience. However, after test-driving the Mazda Cosmo Sport for about 600km, we found that it had the expected inherent high-speed capability, but also amazingly tenacious power even at low engine speeds, and was flexible enough to withstand use in crowded cities.