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Old 06-27-2012, 09:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Mazda stopping production of rotary engines

I always thought the Wankel engines were kinda cool. I was a little sad to see this news:
Mazda ends production of rotary engine | Fox News

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Old 06-27-2012, 10:56 AM   #2 (permalink)
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No worries, there's still R&D going on. With fancier technology and materials a lot of the drawbacks can be addressed, but the compression ratio limit is a bit of a problem :/
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Though I love the electric zing of rotaries, the fact that Mazda was making them was cool merely from a technical point of view... sort of like Stanley Steamers and Chrysler Turbines... but from a practical point of view, to continue putting them in production cars is a lot like persisting in producing two-strokes despite the monumental hurdles in making them emissions-friendly.
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Old 07-01-2012, 11:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Though I love the electric zing of rotaries, the fact that Mazda was making them was cool merely from a technical point of view... sort of like Stanley Steamers and Chrysler Turbines... but from a practical point of view, to continue putting them in production cars is a lot like persisting in producing two-strokes despite the monumental hurdles in making them emissions-friendly.
Well their more of a race engine anyhow. I'm totally sad about it...
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Old 07-02-2012, 02:35 PM   #5 (permalink)
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...so they YANKED the WANK(LE)>
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Rotary racecar! So awesome they had to change the rules and ban it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_787B

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