Mazda may be saying goodbye to the RX-8 sports car, but they're not exiling the rotary engine with which it's fitted. This is something Liberty Mazda Suzuki and Mazda enthusiasts in the Libertyville area and beyond can rejoice. For, the distinctive powertrain, formerly known as NSU-Wankel, helped put the Mazda brand on U.S. consumer radar when it first arrived about 40 years ago.

The feature setting Mazda's NSU-Wankel apart from other…

Suzuki's on again / off again partnership with another auto maker - Volkswagen - is having more up and downs. Makers of the Suzuki Kizashi, available at Liberty Mazda Suzuki in Libertyville, IL, are owned in part (20% in fact) by Europe's VW.  But the companies may be seeking other alliances.  

Suzuki is talking with VW about "what the two companies agreed upon" rather than new projects or cars, Yasuhito Harayama, Suzuki executive vice president, told…