Starting with the 717C in 1984, engineers employed a 1,300cc 13B rotary engine sourced from the RX-7. The modified 13B produced around 310 hp at 9,000 RPM and had underwhelming results on the track.

And though it’s true that the RX-7’s rotary engine can need a rebuild in as little ... while the C111-II had a 0-62mph time of just 4.9sec. However, even Mercedes’ engineers couldn’t ...

RX-4, and RX-7. [Featured image by Taisyo via Wikimedia Commons|Cropped and scaled|CC-By 3.0] Not all of Mazda's most ...

Through the history of internal combustion engines ... rotary forums shows people rebuilding somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 miles. However, this all must be taken with a grain of salt. The ...

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 wondered how these worked, why not print a model?

There is a caveat with the RX-7 though, as with all rotary-engined Mazda ... with both 5-speed manual and sluggish 4-speed automatic options. The engine itself was based on the one used in ...

As a result, the 0 to 60 mph sprint was cut to 4.8 seconds ... Just make sure to learn these things about the rotary engine before buying an RX-7. Alongside the Spirit R range, Mazda also ...

A rotary may come, but it might not be what you're hoping for. Mazda debuted its rotary engine 50 years ago in the Cosmo Sport in part as a way to stand out from its larger Japanese competitors.

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The rotary engine became part of the soul of Mazda, and if it can be a bit flawed in operation, at least it has true ...