Wankel engines first saw use in production cars as early as 1964 -- and not even in a Mazda, but rather in an NSU. That little single-rotor powerplant quickly evolved into the more typical two ...

Chances are, it won't be this rotary engine. Did you know that the FD RX-7, one of the most legendary Mazdas ever, ... And then you'll have a 12-rotor Wankel engine, ...

Could there possibly be a rotary engine with 12 rotors? The answer is yes, and here’s everything we know about it including how much HP it could have.

As you may have heard, YouTuber Rob Dahm is building an outrageous third-generation (FD) Mazda RX-7 featuring a four-rotor Wankel engine. It’s an engine layout that has never been used in a ...

It's a 12-rotor Wankel, which, for reference, is three times the number of rotors found in Mazda's Le Mans-winning 787B. The engine consists of three banks of four rotors each. READ MORE: A ...

The creation of the Wankel engine goes back to 1919, ... RX-4, and the much-loved RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars. Mazda also won overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1991. ...

With extremely low miles and an almost as-new appearance, today's Nice Price or No Dice RX-7 is a blast from the past rotary ...

Mazda RX-7 Gives Up Its Wankel Power For a Turbo VR6 Engine, Hits The Drag Strip. Published: 21 Jun 2016, 20:50 UTC • By: Andrei Tutu. ... In the defense of the engine swap, ...

This a Mazda engine is a 12 cylinder ... (2nd gen RX-7 and RX-8) owner here. The Wankel is in some ways similar to a 2-stroke and ... at the wheels without opening up the engine on a 2nd gen RX-7.

Editor, Evan Griffey, explains why the Rotary Engine, such as in the 1970 Mazda R-100, is also referred to as a "Wankel". Get the details here in this month's issue of Turbo & High-Tech Performance.