The space-age-inspired Cosmo 21 prototype was built to be a rotary-powered sports car based on the Mazda Miata NB, and it was a magnificent piece of design - and a model Mazda should have built in ...

Fifty years ago today, Mazda sent a shockwave through the industry by offering for sale the world's first rotary powered sports car—the beautiful and futuristic Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S. Despite its ...

The first-generation Cosmo was sold from 1967 to 1972, and only 1,176 were built in total, not including 83 prototypes. This Cosmo is one of the earlier Series I models, also known as the Cosmo 110S, ...

Mazda was only building real cars for four years when this bit of bizarre genius was unleashed on the world in concept form in 1964. Reaching production in 1967, the Cosmo was Mazda's first sports car ...

Davies has had a keen interest in cars from a very young age. It didn't matter what kind of car it was, as long as it had four wheels and made some cool noises, he was into it. His interest in cars ...

Believe it or not, Mazda made its first proper car in 1960. It is called the R360 and it’s the precursor of the modern kei car. But the first rotary engine-powered Mazda came in 1967 with the Cosmo ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Combination car nuts/Monty Python fanatics can't hear the words "Wankel rotary engine" without imagining John Cleese's pompous English accent turning it into a dirty phrase. For the power-lusting ...

February 22, 2007 Old, rare and beautiful cars are not normally associated with the contemporary Japanese Automotive Industry, but as time moves on, we’ll see more cars such as this fully-restored ...

Whirring strangely, a gleaming, otherwordly coupe backs carefully out of a garage filled with legends. The car keeps company with the greats — an Aston-Martin DB4, a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, a Jaguar ...

When the Mazda Cosmo Sport broke cover in Japan in May 1967, its combination of drop-dead good looks and the world's first production rotary engine placed it in a segment all its own, lending it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. This year, Mazda is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its ...