Mazda Cosmo Sport L10B (1967)Joe deSousa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mazda Cosmo Sport L10B

1967 — Japan

Muscle Era (1960-1974)JapaneseRotary PoweredSwinging Sixties
Engine982 cc
DrivetrainRWD

Mazda Cosmo Sport L10B

The Cosmo Sport pioneered rotary engine technology in production vehicles, beating NSU's Ro 80 to market by months. Its sleek, spacecraft-inspired bodywork housed Mazda's revolutionary 10A twin-rotor engine, which delivered sports car performance from a tiny displacement. Only 1,176 units were produced during its five-year run, making it extremely rare today. The Cosmo established Mazda's rotary heritage that would culminate in the RX-7 and RX-8.