When you think of the rotary engine, what kinds of things jump quickly to your mind?

Let me try a few:  Mazda, thirsty, rev-happy, oil-burning, RX-7, RX-8, quirky, Wankel.

How about dead?  After 45 years, one of Mazda’s most identifable traits has hummed off into the sunset, as the company built the last RX-8 last week.

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