1986 Mazda Cosmo HB - A Rotary Unicorn

You might think this shape looks familiar, but even the most devoted rotary enthusiasts will probably never have seen one. This is the one and only known original Mazda Cosmo HB out there! Powered by what is arguably Toyo Kogyo’s best-ever engine, the 12A six-port turbo, it is quick despite it's considerable 1,6 tonnes. That's a full 400 kgs more than its relative, the four-door 929!. Most of this extra weight is quite possibly sound deadening and wires for all the potential equipment this car could be ordered with. Try as you might, Mazda is extremely tight-lipped when it comes to any info at all on these cars, from performance data to production figures. It seems that part of the special-order-only package was a big chunk of undiluted Mazda myth. This only surviving original car is in regular use and all the electronic gizmos work. A real hi-tech wonder in plain clothing. Enjoy!