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Analysis: Mazda’s 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine and its evolution to Mazda’s new 8C unit
Mazda’s new rotary engine made its appearance in the range-extender Mazda MX-30 PHEV in 2023 and is due in the US shortly. It’s the first new rotary engine produced by the company since the ...
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, ...
The rotary engine has been a Mazda staple since 1967. It powered one of the most famous and eccentric Japanese sports car line-ups, the RX-series, until 2012 when Mazda discontinued pure ...
The rotary's reliability problem was mostly an owner problem. Here's the disciplined playbook that keeps FC 13Bs alive.
Mazda 13B rotary engine in a white Mazda RX-7 engine bay. - TTTNIS/Wikimedia Commons When it comes to unconventional engine design, few exceed the Wankel rotary in terms of weirdness. Despite that, ...
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