The Mazda Vision X-Coupe marks another attempt to bring a high-performance rotary-powered machine to market. It’s about time for this one to hit production.
Mazda has a long history of building stunning concept cars, and this latest one is no exception. It’s called the Vision X-Coupe — and despite the superhero-sounding name, it’s actually a four-door, four-seat hybrid sports car with some serious muscle.
How much muscle? 503 horsepower. That output comes courtesy of a twin-rotor turbocharged rotary engine — hooray! — paired with an electric motor and a battery pack. Mazda respectfully left out the finer technical details — engine displacement, motor output, battery capacity, layout, torque, 0–62 mph time, and top speed — but it did reveal how far the car can go.
Running solely on battery power, the Vision X-Coupe can cover just under 100 miles. With the twin-rotor turbo rotary — hooray! — working together with the motor and battery, total range climbs to just under 500 miles.
Interestingly, Mazda claims the Vision X-Coupe reduces atmospheric CO₂ the more it’s driven. According to the company, this is achieved through “a combination of carbon-neutral fuel derived from microalgae and Mazda’s proprietary CO₂ capture technology.”
That’s all Mazda has shared so far — aside from the design, which it describes as a further evolution of its long-running “Kodo” philosophy, and the dimensions: this is a sizable car, a bit longer and taller than an Aston Martin Vanquish, though slightly narrower. And yes, it has four doors and four seats.
“We remain committed to fulfilling the desires of those who love cars and want to keep driving them for as long as possible,” said Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro. Excellent. Now please — just build it.