1986 Mazda Cosmo HB - A Rotary Unicorn
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2023
- 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!
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This is one of the coolest cars you can have if you're in to older cars, congrats
Thanks. Duly forwarded to the proud owner. :^)))
サイコーです🎉RE🤤
コスモはワシの青春そのもの〜♬
A fair point. Apparently, the 12A turbo is the best engine Mazda ever made.
This video was beautiful. Has a retro VHS vibe to it.
Glad to hear! Nothing beats a good retro vibe! :^))
Mazda is the best ❤
Very nice car, nice video
Thanks! :^)
Wow that Mazda Cosmo is amazing!!! in America that's a Mazda 929 with a piston engine! Wow see something/ learn something new every day
Yep, I was flabbergasted too, by what the owner could tell me. Just amazing!
Amazing car, would love to see a more detailed video about the interior!
Noted! We'll see what we can do on the next visit.
@damanchur604 More footage of the Cosmo HB is coming this Friday. With interior shots as requested. Stay tuned! 👍
I feel like im at the car shop in grand tourismo the game lol ! Love the music 🎶😍
Thanks. Glad I found that soundtrack. Full of good car vibes! :^)
懐かしい💦 これのルーチェジェンテールリミテッドバージョン乗ってました👏
Top man! 👍
Thank you for the gran turismo music
You're welcome! :^)
Omg the Gran Tursimo music ❤
There's more in my videos from Frey's Mazda Museum. ;^)
Did you know.....
The HB-series Cosmo was the ONLY car in the world to offer all 3-types of engines...
1. 12A-SPI / 12A-T / 13B-RESI
2. 2.0 lt / 2.0-EFI / 2.0-Turbo
3. 2.2 diesel
No other car before or after can achieve this
Such is the power of bespoke auto making! 👍
Not a fan of the Cosmo/929 body style, but can't say no to a rotary.
braaap, braaap all day everyday.
Just love a fine tuned bridgeport.
The 12A turbo is a factory 3-port.
@@xntrcshft It sure is, which is what is in this model Cosmo.
My comment was rather to detail my preference in rotary enignes.
@@KenanTurkiye Sure thing. Personally, I prefer the smoothness, silence and fuel economy of an original, twin-dizzy 12A. It's getting quite rare, too. ;^)
@@xntrcshft Worldwide they are very rare, and I don't like that. :/
I miss my rotary. :(
Is this really the only one left?
Good question! 4 of these were sold to Australia, and some of these survive, but they have all been modified. How many cars were sold in Japan is unknown, but since the car was not marketed there at all, the number was probably very small (no-one at Mazda seemed eager to count, either!). Generally, very few old cars survive in Japan because of tax regulations and rust. So, yes, this is very likely the only original Cosmo HB left. It's impossible to say with 100% certainty, though, so if you come across one, let us know!
We had the same it was called Mazda 929
The 929 was the piston-engined version. This is the HB Cosmo, which had a 12A turbo rotary engine and some 175 bhp. It was special order only and is stuffed with extra accessories and equipment.
if you take an old 929 and drop a rotary in it, will not become a Cosmo then?
If you put a flat 6 in a Beetle, does it make it a Porsche? ;^)
@@xntrcshft yes
I have a hb 2 door :)
Great car. Love those headlamps! 👍