The Mazda 787B features the legendary R26B 4-rotor engine, delivering an extreme rotary engine note at 9,000 RPM. This video ...
See firsthand how Flis Performance tears apart a four-rotor racing engine to get it ready for the track again.
In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...
Mazda Motorsports has got a new video for rebuilding the 787B’s engine, and I refuse to think this is just about nostalgia. It must be a hint.
Could there possibly be a rotary engine with 12 rotors? The answer is yes, and here's everything we know about it including ...
In 1991, Mazda became the first and to this day only Japanese automaker to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans using the 787B you see above. It was also the first and only rotary-powered car to ever win the ...
Rotary engines made their biggest impact in Mazda sports cars, but a recent episode of "Jay Leno's Garage" delves into the rotary's earlier history. Before it was popularized by Mazda, the rotary ...
Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...
The rotary is kind of like the Rudy (from the movie “Rudy”) of engines. It’s a little smaller than the others, and might not be quite as good, but you can’t help rooting for it. Mazda says that you ...