Rotary Engine Cars

1. NSU Spider (1964-1967 in Germany)

2. NSU Ro 80 (replaced the Spider, using a twin-rotor 995cc engine producing 113hp)

3. Mazda Eunos Cosmo

4. Mazda B-Series Rotary Pickup (discontinued supposedly due to unreliability of the engine)

5. Mazda RX-7 (had horsepower up to 270, produced successfully from 1978 to 2002 with phenomenal sales of 800,000 units)

6. Mazda 787B (only Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans race)

7. Mazda RX-8 (replaced the defunct RX-7 in 2002, had 232hp, and was the most powerful non-turbocharged rotary engine ever; failure to satisfy tightening emission regulations in Europe in 2010 ended production)

8. Citroen GS (French rotary-engine car in the 1970s)

9. Chevrolet Aerovette (American rotary engine car in the 1970s)

See also[edit]

• 8 popular cars with Wankel engines