To this day, the Mazda 787B is the only rotary-powered car to win at Le Mans. While it survived the 24-hour endurance race, ...

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Discover the engineering marvel of the Mazda 787B, the only rotary-powered car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This video delves into the innovative R26B engine and the design choices that ...

Rather, the 787B won through sheer luck, consistency, and reliability. The FIA set the rotary engine's ban in motion in 1989 when the organization planned to restrict manufacturers to 3.5-liter ...

The 787B the following year was no more powerful (and ran at around 680bhp at Le Mans to save fuel, with a rev limit of 8500rpm in race trim) but had a bit more torque: 448lb ft at 6500rpm.

It's named for the Mazda 787B, which won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 and cemented its reputation as the greatest (not to mention last) Wankel rotary racecar ever to compete in top-level ...

With no purpose other than fun, I suppose specs are irrelevant. The 2.6 liter RB26M four-rotor engine in the Mazda 787B was capable of 900 horsepower at 10,000 RPM in qualifying trim.

The 787B's victory should never have happened. Compared to the juggernaut entrants from Peugeot and Mercedes-Sauber, Mazda's plucky Le Mans team was basically bringing a Miata to a gun fight.