Both 787Bs were powered by 2.6-liter four-rotor engines that were detuned to 700 horsepower. Afterward, the FIA announced that rotary engines would no longer be allowed at Le Mans.

The Wankel rotary engine ... The small 1.3 liter 232 horsepower two rotor engine in the 2011 Mazda RX-8 gets worse fuel economy (16 city / 23 highway) than the 6.2 liter 455 horsepower V8 engine ...

The four-rotor was eventually replaced by a small block to become the Aerovette. When John Z. Delorean left to create his own car, he envisioned it propelled by a rotary engine as well.

Chevrolet would forgo the rotary engine in favor of the more traditional engine. In place of a four-rotor engine, Chevrolet employed a 6.6-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine. Alongside adopting a ...

Since it looks like Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for ... It has intake and exhaust ports on the edges of the rotor housing, and the triangular rotor ...

Was the rotary engine a motoring dead end ... engined car to win at Le Mans – Mazda’s 787B. The car’s 2.6-litre four-rotor unit produced 697bhp at 9000rpm and 448lb ft of torque at 6500rpm ...