Mazda REPU: Rotary-engined Pick-up Truck
Mention the name Mazda and the first thing that comes to mind to most people is it’s iconic RX7 and RX8 sports cars which are powered by a unique type of engine - the rotary engine. A rotary engine works differently from piston engines - it uses one or more rotors to produce power instead of pistons.
Mazda put rotary engines in more cars than just the RX7, but did you know Mazda used to sell a pick-up truck powered by a rotary engine?
Mazda marketed the Mazda Rotary Pick-Up, or Mazda REPU with the slogan “the pickup with pickup”. The Mazda REPU was a light truck powered by a 1.3 liter 2-rotor rotary engine, similiar to the one in the RX7, however it did not have a turbo. The 2-rotor engine was a carburetted unit, using a 2-stage carburettor. The single cab truck had a 6-feet long bed at the back for loads of up to 635kg. It came with either a 4-speed manual or 3-speed automatic transmission, without any overdrive gears.
Unfortunately, poor sales of just about 15,000 units in it’s entire 3-year lifespan of between 1974 to 1977 made Mazda decide to discontinue it.
May 13, 2007 @ 10:00 pm
a rotaty pickup? unique indeed!
May 13, 2007 @ 10:02 pm
What a classic
May 13, 2007 @ 10:27 pm
Don’t expect it to make lots of power though… plus high FC!
Nowadays, people are putting 13Bs into old Toyota vehicles for drifting purposes. Saw a couple being converted at Subang Bestari recently…
May 13, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
I tot only back wheel mazda old cars ppl convert the Mazda rotary engine inside… Coz the 13B engine only 1.3L so they can easy pass the JPJ.. but what i heard a lot is the FC is really sucks.. like driving a V6 2.6 engine.. But the new RX-8 FC are more better, maybe the new renesis N/A rotary engine system or even the 6-speed manual helping to reduce the FC compare to the old turbo rotary engine.. But i like weird engine, such like rotary and boxer engine… Make me wonder how these things work so well..
May 14, 2007 @ 12:37 am
probally at the age fo old mazda 808, or earlier,
i love that old body,
flat bench seat, turn hard into corner, i ll be slide to the pasanger side
May 14, 2007 @ 12:15 pm
Rotary-Engined Pick-Up Truck = REPUT haha
May 14, 2007 @ 1:32 pm
ekekekekekk.. REPUT
May 14, 2007 @ 3:28 pm
hehehe… indeed.Mazda REPU: Rotary-engined Pick-up Truck = REPUT. hehehe…
May 14, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
Didn’t know that there’s a rotary truck. I do know that there’s a rotary powered bike though, the Suzuki RE5.
May 15, 2007 @ 9:04 am
oh man rotary pickup the world only one ….. but at 1974 already have it .. but i suprise that 3 speed automatic already have since 1974 …. but it is the wira 1.5 AT 3speed still using now ???
May 17, 2007 @ 1:46 am
interesting pickup truck…
ya, how come wira auto only three speed ya? i was shocked wen i heard frm my friend when he told me his wira was three speed…