By the end of its production run in the early 2000s, the Mazda RX-7 rotary engine made as much as 276 hp. The RX-8 followed with another chapter for the Wankel engine. The Mazda RX-8 rotary engine ...

On Friday 22 June, the last ever Renesis rotary engined car – the RX-8 – rolled off the ... With the engine’s roots buried deep in Germany, Mazda had an interest in this unconventional ...

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However, the original Ro 80 was prone to excessive wear on the rotor’s tips. The Mazda RX-8 came equipped with a six-speed manual transmission and an engine producing 238 horsepower or an ...

Also, Mazda's not waiving the white flag on the RX-8 engine either, with the company revealing that its 13B rotary engine continued production in 2021 for use as spare parts. For a company whose ...

It’s a great shame, because Mazda’s rotary engine has a lot going for it. It’s a light unit, and its compact size allows it to be positioned low down and far back in the RX-8’s chassis ...

Our comparison will help you prioritize the trims that are right for you. 232.0-hp, 1.3-liter, Rotary engine (Gasoline Fuel) ...

“The history of rotary engine development represents Mazda’s history itself ... and in 2012 production was terminated when the RX-8 sports car became obsolete. But within Mazda, engineers ...