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Mazda RX-7 rotary engine magic explained without the fanboy hype
You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.
Gone is the 1.3-liter 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine that came with this car; In its place is a 3.6-liter LFX V6, the same as you’d find in a numer of GM cars.
The Four Rotor Corvette with a Wankel engine could have been Chevrolet’s first mid-engine version of the American sports car.
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Pros and cons of the rotary engine
The rotary engine was an unconventional design that delivered great power for its size. Here's what's good and bad about it.
Mazda unveiled a concept sports car a couple of years ago at the Japan Mobility Show. While it hasn’t come to life, the ...
The R130 was a very rare model, produced for only three years and with fewer than 1,000 units built. It was also notable as the only front-wheel-drive Mazda model powered by a rotary engine until the ...
It rose to prominence in the Mazda RX-7 model line, but the last new car feature one was the Mazda RX-8. Since then, Mazda has been continually developing the technology with the aim of bringing it ...
Supercharged Rotational ForceShock and awe have come to Route 66 Motorsports as Bill Jelinek and the crew at this shop in New Lenox, Illinois, have "uncrated" the newly-arrived General Motors ...
Supercharged Rotational ForceShock and awe have come to Route 66 Motorsports as Bill Jelinek and the crew at this shop in New Lenox, Illinois, have "uncrated" the newly-arrived General Motors ...
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