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.

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 ...

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 ...