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Per TFA it's 3 electric motors (2 front, one rear), so I imagine something like: 6-speed going from ICE to rear-differential, with an electric engine on the ei
by aidenn0 3y ago
Per TFA it's 3 electric motors (2 front, one rear), so I imagine something like:
6-speed going from ICE to rear-differential, with an electric engine on the either between the engine and the transmission (like the Insight IMA) or between the transmission and the wheels.
2 electric motors in front, one going to each front wheel.
I rather suspect that if it has an electric-only mode it will be FWD.
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From an earlier article:
> Two of those will power each of the front wheels individually, while the third one is positioned between the transmission and rotary engine, and will have an assist function like in a mild-hybrid. Car vlogger and YouTuber, Kirk Kreifels, noted that this is a similar setup to the now-discontinued, second-generation Honda NSX with the main difference being that the mid-engine NSX was a F-HEV while Mazda’s latest patents suggest a P-HEV architecture.
https://www.topspeed.com/a-mazda-rotary-sports-car-is-happening-after-all-but-theres-a-catch/ https://www.topspeed.com/a-mazda-rotary-sports-car-is-happen...