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The most prominent 4-rotor engine from Mazda, the R26B, was used only in various Mazda-built sports prototype cars including the 787B and the RX-792P in replacement of the older 13J. In 1991 the R26B-powered Mazda 787B became the first Japanese car and the first car with anything other than a reciprocating piston engine to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans race outright.
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- Mazda Cosmo Sport, 1967-1972. Find Mazda Listings Near You. $22,300 MSRP. 2021 Mazda CX-5. 57,538 miles. Capital Chevrolet, Inc. $19,611 MSRP. 2021 Mazda Mazda3 Sedan.
- Mazda RX-3 (also known as the Savanna), 1971-1978. In the 1970s, the RX moniker emerged with the RX-3, which continued to use the 10A rotary engine that debuted with the Cosmo Sport.
- Mazda Rotary Powered Pickup, 1974-1977. In the mid-1970s while Mazda was producing all kinds of rotary-powered cars, it also produced the Rotary-Engined Pickup, or REPU, which was powered by an early version of the 13B motor.
- Mazda RX-7, 1978-1985. The first-generation RX-7, codenamed the FB, appeared in 1978 as a competitor to the Porsche 924 and the Nissan 280ZX. Like its predecessors, the RX-7 (a Japanese-spec model is shown here) didn't have much power, but its light weight, impeccable balance, front midship layout, and near-perfect weight distribution made it a gem among affordable sports cars.
Marathon de la Route, 1968. To prove the reliability of its rotary engine to the world, Mazda entered two 110Ss into this gruelling 84-hour endurance event at Germany’s formidable Nürburgring circuit. One of them took fourth place- an amazing achievement for a new car with a revolutionary new type of engine.
Nov 27, 2023 · After this, the engine was first employed by the Japanese company in 1967 when producing the world’s first dual-rotor rotary engine car, the Cosmo Sport. Subsequently, production began at Mazda ...
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Sep 7, 2023 · Mazda has introduced a new powertrain for its MX-30 EV, which has an abysmal range of just 100 miles and will now include a rotary engine range extender. This novel setup seems like a good idea on ...
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Oct 19, 2013 · The Mazda Eunos Cosmo debuted in 1990, being the first and only production Mazda to use a triple-rotor engine. The triple rotor 20B-REW had a displacement of 2.0-litres, making it the largest ...
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Jun 8, 2023 · The success of Mazda’s development of the Wankel engine is what to the production of the Mazda Cosmo Sport in 1967. It was the world’s first mass-production car running on a dual-rotor rotary ...
