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On IMSA’s sliding weight vs. engine displacement scale, the Mazda 4-rotor came in at 1,750 lb (790 kg) and many teams had cause for concern about this, thinking that the Mazda engine had been gifted a power-to-weight ratio advantage. While the RX-792P showed occasional turns of speed, the reality was that the engine simply was giving up far ...
The most prominent 4-rotor engine from Mazda, the R26B, was used only in various Mazda-built sports prototype cars including the 787B and the RX-792P in replacement of the older 13J. In 1991 the R26B-powered Mazda 787B became the first Japanese car and the first car with anything other than a reciprocating piston engine to win the 24 Hours of ...
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Instrument panel of RX-7 Spirit R Easily the most collectible of all the RX-7s was the last model limited to 1,500 units. Dubbed the " Spirit R ", they combined all the extra features Mazda had used on previous limited-run specials with new exclusive features like cross-drilled brake rotors.
[16] [17] [clarification needed] It has appeared in several video games, such as the Gran Turismo series, [18] the Forza Motorsport series, [19] and Assetto Corsa. [20] In 2005, a factory-backed RX-8 used the Renown colours to compete in a 24-hour race at Silverstone. [21] Mazda keeps the winning car at the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima. At the ...
This section summarizes piston engine developments. Note that only Mazda's V-twin, Inline-4, and V6 configurations have made it to market. The company has engineered and completed a W12 engine by 1990 for use in their proposed Amati luxury car brand. Due to financial hardships during that time, the luxury brand was abandoned as well as those ...
Assetto Corsa (Italian for "Race Setup") is a sim racing video game developed by the Italian video game developer Kunos Simulazioni. It is designed with an emphasis on a realistic racing experience with support for extensive customization and moddability .
4–6, NC Minoru Tanaka: 4–6, NC RE Amemiya Racing: RE Amemiya SuperG RX-7 Mazda: Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor: 7 Shinichi Yamaji: D: All Haruhiko Matsumoto: All Team 5ZIGEN: PCJ 5ZIGEN RSR Porsche: Porsche 993 RSR: Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6: 9 Tsunefumi Hioki: D: 1–2 Masaharu Kinoshita: 1–2 M Factory Racing Murauchi Kamei ...
The Wankel engine's rotor, which creates the turning motion, is similar in shape to a Reuleaux triangle, with the sides having less curvature. The rotor spins inside a figure-eight-like epitrochoidal housing around a fixed-toothed gearing. The midpoint of the rotor moves in a circle around the output shaft, rotating the shaft via a cam.