Home | News | Road Tests Germany Hosts Global Mazda Cosmo Sport Rally Home > News > Mazda 5th August, 2009 For over 40 years, the rotary engine has symbolised Mazda’s innovative expertise. The Japanese company began its long rotary-engine history in 1967 with the now-legendary Mazda Cosmo 110 Sport. A group of Cosmo Sport owners from around the world and enthusiasts of the rotary sports car will gather at an international Cosmo Sport rally in Gersthofen, Germany, near Augsburg, from 10th to 15th August 2009. A total of 14 Cosmo Sport models have also made the long trip from Japan to Europe on a Mazda transport ship, and will make up one of the many exciting highpoints of the event. These unique cars arrived in Antwerp harbour at the end of last week, where they were transferred to land for the final leg of their journey to southern Germany with the Mosolf transport company. Awaiting them are not only a number of Cosmo Sport owners from around the world, but also five additional Cosmo Sport vehicles and their owners from various European countries. This kind of rally is unique to Europe, and has been organised by the German Mazda dealer Auto Frey, with transport of the Japanese Cosmo Sport vehicles handled by Mazda Motors Deutschland and Mazda Logistics Europe. The Bavarian-based dealer Auto Frey has been a dedicated Mazda franchise for over three decades, and owns one of the world’s most exclusive collections of Mazda heritage vehicles. Many of these cars have the revolutionary rotary technology from Felix Wankel under the bonnet. The collection encompasses about 160 vehicles, roughly 45 of them with rotary engines, and is housed in buildings near Gersthofen. No surprise that one of the international Cosmo rally’s highpoints promises to be a visit to this unique collection. The participants will travel in convoy to see it on 12th August. Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation in Denmark, WA ..... more Also awaiting the rally’s international guests is a schedule that includes visits to the prettiest locations in southern Germany. Planned is a visit to the Rotary Institute and, of course, a tour of Felix Wankel’s home, along with visits to the world-famous Neuschwanstein castle. Mazda Cosmo 110 S was the first production car with a two-rotor engine. It went into production in Japan in 1967, shortly before the NSU Ro80 went into production in Germany. Its 10A engine had a displacement of 2 x 491 cm³ that developed 110 PS of power at 7,000 rpm and torque of 142 Nm at 5,000 rpm. The rotary housing and side covers were made of aluminium. The surface of the rotary housing was hardened by chrome plating, and the side covers coated with chromium molybdenum steel. Some 1,176 examples of this sports coupe were built until 1972. Hear Chris Goodsell Talk Motoring On Radio & Internet ..... more More Mazda News ..... here More Historic Vehicle News ..... here About | Car Clubs | Home | News | Road Ramblings | Road Tests | Subscribe | Top Drive ©   2009   All rights reserved.   Next Car Pty. Ltd.