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Originally Posted by freakystyly
The Car and Driver write-up mentions the ICE part would be purely for range extending with a twin rotor. As well as overall dimensions and speculated horsepower / weight like in the OP.
Not sure where they got their info from but it does look like an interesting package.
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I'm retracting my comment... CandD said, "Under the hood lives a hybrid system pairing an unspecified number of electric motors with a twin-rotor rotary engine. Mazda says the rotary engine is used for power generation, implying that it is simply a range extender that charges the battery and doesn't directly drive the wheels." CandD talking out their ass...
At 365 HP the twin-rotor rotary is not a "range extender", rather it powers the electric generator for the EV drivetrain. I read the Mazda information as the car is a true serial hybrid, meaning no direct mechanical linkage thru a planetary gearset to the drive wheels, just solely electrical power generation. A small EV traction battery is in the system for surge requirements and load shedding.