#Rotary engine

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Chevrolet Corvette XP-897 GT Two-Rotor Concept, 1973. Presented at the IAA in Frankfurt 50 years ago this week, a prototype for a rotary-powered mid-engined Corvette that had been made by Pininfarina. The concept had been built over the platform of a Porsche 914 and fitted with a 2-rotor version of GM’s Wankel engine. The project went no further as General Motors abandoned their rotary engine program and it would be another 46 years before a mid-engine Corvette would go on sale

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6 rotor music

[automospeedcrew]

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[wolfman-al]

Saw this rare classic today on my lunch break. A NSU Ro 80, a Wankel engine powered sedan that was build between 1967 and 1977.

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Now i know how a wankel engine works.

[en-wheelz-me]

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[polybiiex]

THE MAZDA BOIS (from 2020)

(from left) me, my friends ethan and mariusz (ethan is responsible for me meeting most of my post-high school friends.)

[misforgotten2]

Rotary engines are inefficient and polluting but if you have one with a carburetor instead of fuel injection, you can adjust is to run on any flammable fluid, from nitro-methane to perfume. Perfect for all you post-apocalyptic needs.

Reader's Digest   December 1974

[currymunch]

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[orbject-permanence]

Oil pump from Mazda rotary/Wankel engine (RX-7 I think)

Watching 4 lobe spur drive the 5 lobe internal gear is so sexy and hypnotic

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type RZ, 1993. ɛ̃fini was Mazda's luxury vehicle division. Originally the plan had been to launch ɛ̃fini in the US as Toyota had done with Lexus and Nissan with Infiniti but the economic downturn of the early 1990s meant ɛ̃fini was limited to the Japanese market. It launched through former the "Mazda Auto Store" dealership network which, curiously, also sold some Citroën models. The ɛ̃fini brand was retired in 1997

[kontextmaschine]

So in Japan itself, between population density and Mazda-inspired knowledge base, was the assumption that everyone would have access to a mechanic who knows what to do with a Wankel engine?

[automospeedcrew]

New hat dropped for the rotary engine lovers!

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[diabolus1exmachina]

Mazda 1200 Coupe (With A Secret Under The Hood)

This 1969 Mazda 1200 Coupe is considerably faster than it was when it originally left Japan, an enterprising Australian owner has bolted in a Mazda 12A rotary engine and paired it with a 5-speed manual transmission from an RX-7 Series 5.Fresh from the factory the Mazda 1200 Coupe tipped the scales at 865 kgs (1,907 lbs) depending on final specification, and so the original 58 hp / 69 lb ft 1,169cc inline-four was considered powerful enough.Mazda did offer a 982cc 10A rotary engine in this model from 1968 onwards, so in way, transplanting a 12A into it is really just adding a factory upgrade that the factory never offered. Mazda released the 1200 Coupe in 1967 as part of the second generation of the Mazda Familia model family. Export models were typically just named for their engine capacity, so there was an 800, a 1000, a 1200, and a 1300 offered as part of these early model lines. The car you see here was built by one of those Australians with a penchant for Japanese iron, but rather than keeping it stock or restoring it back to factory-original condition, he opted to transform it into a discrete sports car.In order to do this he sourced a Mazda 12A rotary engine, there were no concerns about having enough room in the engine bay as rotary engines are famously small, and the 1200 belonged to a model family designed to accommodate a Wankel engine from the factory. The original four speed manual transmission was obviously not going to manage dealing with over double the horsepower and torque, so the aforementioned 5-speed gearbox from a Series 5 RX-7 replaced it in the transmission tunnel.Suspension was tastefully lowered and tightened up a little to offer better handling, but the original 13″ steel wheels and hub caps were kept in place to keep the car looking as original as possible.Externally the car received a new coat of red paint and the classic Japanese fender mirrors were kept in place. Inside the car the interior is close to factory original condition, it has new upholstery, and no hint of the considerably increased power under the hood.

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Car Spot: Mazda RX-7

And the Mazda goes hmmmmm. This week's car spot the RX-7.

Please bring the rotary engine back, in a sports car. MotorTrend loved the RX-7 when it was introduced in 1978 calling it “Sleek, Functional and Fast: An Affordable 2-Seater For the Enthusiast” It was the answer to sports car lovers’ dreams, being attractive, fun to drive, and at $7,195, a bargain competing against other cars in the American market like the Porsche 924, Datsun 280Z and, possibly…