The Mazda 787B itself wasn't banned from Le Mans; instead, the car was a victim of rule changes outlawing the rotary engine ...

The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles ... and the eccentric shaft. CC-BY-SA-3.0 by Y_tambe via Wikimedia Common The rotor is a triangle shape, but the sides bow out.

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...

After decades of usage, Mazda discontinued the rotary engine in 2012. Now, many people are wondering if the company has plans ...

Most cars equipped with a traditional NA 1.3-liter engine would be lucky to reach half of that. A Wankel Is Much Simpler Than ...

We all know about opinions – everyone’s got one etcetera – but there’s perhaps nothing quite as divisive in the automotive world as the rotary ... a three-rotor Wankel engine with 276bhp ...

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