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| Mazda Wankel "rotary" engines | |
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| Manufacturer: | Mazda |
| Production: | 1963 — present |
| 8A | |
| Production: | 1963 — 1964 |
| Rotors: | 2x399 cc |
| Power: | |
| Torque: | |
| Applications: | 1963-1964 Mazda Cosmo |
| 10A | |
| Production: | 1965 — 1968 |
| Rotors: | 2x491 cc |
| Power: | 109 hp (82 kW) |
| Torque: | |
| Applications: | 1965-1968 Mazda Cosmo |
| 10B | |
| Production: | 1968 — 1973 |
| Rotors: | 2x491 cc |
| Power: | 128 hp (96 kW) |
| Torque: | 103 ft.lbf (140 Nm) |
| Applications: | 1968-1972 Mazda Cosmo 1968-1973 Mazda R100 |
| 13A | |
| Production: | 1969 — 1972 |
| Rotors: | 2x655 cc |
| Power: | 126 hp (94 kW) |
| Torque: | 126 ft.lbf (172 Nm) |
| Applications: | 1963-1964 Mazda Luce |
| 12A | |
| Production: | 1970 — 1985 |
| Rotors: | 2x573 cc |
| Power: | 100 hp (75 kW) |
| Torque: | |
| Applications: | 1970-1972 Mazda R100 1970-1974 Mazda RX-2 1972-1974 Mazda RX-3 1972-1974 Mazda RX-4The RX-4 was larger still than the Mazda RX-2 and Mazda RX-3. It replaced the rotary Mazda Luce in 1972 and was produced through 1978. It was available as a coupe, sedan, and station wagon and shared its chassis with the Mazda 929. It used a 12A engine un 1972-1986 Mazda Luce 1978-1985 Mazda RX-7The Mazda RX-7 (also called the Savanna and Efini RX-7 is a Mazda sports car first built in 1978. The original RX-7 competed with other affordable sports cars of the era, such as the Datsun/Nissan 280Z, and was well received by the media. It features a un |
| 12B | |
| Production: | 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped — 1980 |
| Rotors: | 2x573 cc |
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| Torque: | |
| Applications: | 1974-1978 Mazda RX-2 1974-1978 Mazda RX-3 |
| 13B | |
| Production: | 1972 — 1989 |
| Rotors: | 2x654 cc |
| Power: | 146 hp (108 kW) to 160 hp (119 kW) |
| Torque: | |
| Applications: | 1972-1980 Mazda Cosmo AP 1974-1977 Mazda Rotary Pickup 1975-1977 Mazda Roadpacer 1974-1978 Mazda RX-4 1975-1980 RX-5 1984-1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE 1986-1988 Mazda RX-7 1989-1991 Mazda RX-7 1981-1985 Mazda Luce 1981-1989 Mazda Cosmo |
| 13B-REW | |
| Production: | 1986 — 2002 |
| Rotors: | 2x654 cc |
| Power: | 189 hp (141 kW) to 276 hp (206 kW) |
| Torque: | |
| Applications: | 1986-1989 Mazda Luce 1987-1991 Mazda RX-7 Turbo-II 1990-1995 Eunos Cosmo 1993-2002 Mazda RX-7 |
| 20B | |
| Production: | 1990 — 1996 |
| Rotors: | 3x655 cc |
| Power: | 295 hp (220 kW) |
| Torque: | 289 ft.lbf (392 Nm) |
| Applications: | 1990-1996 Mazda Cosmo |
| 26B | |
| Production: | 1990s |
| Rotors: | 4x655 cc |
| Power: | |
| Torque: | |
| Applications: | Mazda 767B Mazda 787B |
| Renesis | |
| Production: | 2003 — present |
| Rotors: | 2x655 cc |
| Power: | 248 hp (185 kW) |
| Torque: | |
| Applications: | 2003-present Mazda RX-8 |
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All Mazda Wankel "rotary" engines are essentially a single family - they all derive from the first Wankel experiments in the early 1960s. Over the years, displacement has been increased (somewhat), and turbocharging has been added to great effect. This is the engine family that made Mazda famous.