HIROSHIMA, Japan - It is a surprisingly low-tech finale for such a high-tech process. In a sealed, soundproofed and temperature-controlled room at Mazda's engine plant No. 2 here, parts that elsewhere ...

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May 14, 2003 Mazda's new RENESIS rotary engine, which powers the all-new Mazda RX-8, has been named "International Engine of the Year 2003." The prestigious award was presented earlier this week at ...

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Mazda's new RENESIS rotary engine, the power within the all-new Mazda RX-8 sports car, was today named "International Engine of the Year 2003" in a ceremony at Engine Expo 2003 in Stuttgart, Germany.