Mazda Unveils Vision X‑Coupe Hybrid Concept

At the 2025 Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, Mazda unveiled the Vision X‑Coupe, a rakish four‑door coupe concept about 5,050 mm long that advances its Kodo design language and features a driver‑focused interior with retro‑styled digital gauges. The concept uses a plug‑in hybrid powertrain pairing a turbocharged two‑rotor rotary engine with an electric motor and battery that together produce roughly 375 kW (about 503 hp). Mazda cites an electric‑only range of roughly 100–160 km and a total range reported around 500–800 km. The rotary can run on a carbon‑neutral fuel refined from microalgae and the car is fitted to use a “Mazda Mobile Carbon Capture” system to capture CO2 from the exhaust as part of a claimed path toward carbon‑negative operation. Mazda says the Vision X‑Coupe builds on recent rotary concepts and its range‑extender experience and positions the technology as compact and potentially compliant with future emissions rules. Alongside the coupe, Mazda showed the Vision X‑Compact, a small hatch/crossover that uses an AI‑driven Human Body Sensing Model to read driver mood and serve as an empathetic in‑car companion.