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Rotary-engined MX-5

Huge RX-8 engine dropped into MX-5

A German evo reader fed up with the all-round underperformance of the latest Mazda MX-5 has taken the radical step of replacing most of its underpinnings with those of the rotary-engined RX-8.

Stefan Janssen has installed the 228bhp turbocharged engine, six-speed gearbox, brakes and steering from the four-door, four-seater into the little roadster and exhibited his creation at the Essen motor show in late November.

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