You can't believe everything you hear, but that doesn't mean you don't strongly wish certain rumors would end up being true.

The most recent rumor that has us both skeptical and hopeful comes to us by way of Motoring.com.au. If the report is true, Mazda's rotary engine could make a return in 2017. That coincides with the 50th birthday of the spinny-triangle engines, which is a convenient date to reveal a production RX-9.

According to Motoring.com.au's source, the biggest news is that the 1.6-liter engine will be a hybrid turbo rotary engine. It will supposedly make at least 450 horsepower and use electric turbocharging to add power at low RPM while a conventional turbocharger would be used at higher RPM.

That could mean better fuel economy as well as more power. Combined with the use of weight-saving materials and a dual-clutch transmission, this driveline sounds like it would be fantastic.

Considering that this information is from an anonymous Mazda insider, it could easily turn out to be nothing more than wild speculation, but let's hope not. A 450-horsepower, twin-turbo rotary-powered Mazda sports coupe would be amazing.

Via AutoGuide

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