much less a rotary engine. But it's actually far more feasible than one might expect. Let's take the Mazda 787B's R26b, as an example. This engine produces about 690 horsepower in race-trim ...

If you’ve ever wanted to see how a carmaker’s soul comes to life in metal, motion, and motorsport history, Mazda’s newly ...

Of those allowed, the most notable is the Mazda 787B, which won the 1991 24 hours of Le Mans race. What does the future hold for the Wankel rotary engine? Most likely more of the same.

If Mazda is known for anything ... 2.6-liter quad-rotor R26B powerplant is arguably the main one. The engine provided the 787b with 700 hp and 448 lb-ft of torque which, in a chassis that weighed ...

A rotary engine also isn’t very fuel efficient ... perhaps none finer than the only non-piston-engined car to win at Le Mans – Mazda’s 787B. The car’s 2.6-litre four-rotor unit produced ...

The first Cosmo, launched in 1967, was the first Mazda to feature a Wankel rotary engine, and launching the same year as the NSU Ro80, among the first rotary road cars full stop. The Cosmo 110S ...

Mazda offers two different engines with the 3, starting with a base 191-hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder. This engine is offered with either front- or all-wheel drive. You can get a six-speed manual ...