Unveiled at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Salon, the Mazda Cosmo 21 put a Renesis rotary engine into an MX-5. What could’ve been…
In the early ‘00s, retro cars were all the craze. The new Mini was taking the world by storm, Volkswagen had just revived the Beetle and there was the Chrysler PT Cruiser (we never said they were all good). If this concept had made it a reality, Mazda could’ve been in on the party too.
This is the Mazda Cosmo 21, unveiled at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Salon. As the name hints, it was a tribute to its first rotary-powered sports car – the Cosmo – from 1967.
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