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The '''rotary engine''' is an innovative design of a combustion engine, primarily for cars and mostly by [[Mazda]].

The '''rotary engine''' is an innovative design of a combustion engine, primarily for cars and used most successfully by [[Mazda]].  It features fewer moving parts, a more compact and lighter structure, and greater horsepower than traditional piston engines.

{{cquote|Using a central spinning part in the combustion cycle meant the rotary engine was lighter and more powerful than what piston engines could typically achieve at the time, and this made it ideal for sports cars. ... The drawbacks - like a lack of power lower in the rev range, and fuel economy that would make even a Land Rover Discovery look smug - didn’t matter so much, and so the engine made its debut in the Cosmo Sport in 1967. Producing 110bhp at 7,000rpm and completing a quarter-mile sprint in 16.4sec, the Cosmo topped out at 115mph, thus proving that rotary power was viable, competitive and desirable.<ref name="Mazda">https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/meet-rarest-rotary-engined-mazda-ever-minibus</ref>}}

{{cquote|Using a central spinning part in the combustion cycle meant the rotary engine was lighter and more powerful than what piston engines could typically achieve at the time, and this made it ideal for sports cars. ... The drawbacks - like a lack of power lower in the rev range, and fuel economy that would make even a Land Rover Discovery look smug - didn’t matter so much, and so the engine made its debut in the Cosmo Sport in 1967. Producing 110bhp at 7,000rpm and completing a quarter-mile sprint in 16.4sec, the Cosmo topped out at 115mph, thus proving that rotary power was viable, competitive and desirable.<ref name="Mazda">https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/meet-rarest-rotary-engined-mazda-ever-minibus</ref>}}

The [[Mazda]] RX-8 was manufactured with a [[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]] for a half-century (including its predecessors) until it was discontinued in 2012.<ref name="Mazda"/>

The [[Mazda]] RX-8 was manufactured with a [[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]] for a half-century (including its predecessors) until it was discontinued in 2012.<ref name="Mazda"/> Mazda promises to produce a hybrid rotary engine car beginning in 2022.

Leftists oppose car innovations that enhance [[freedom]], including the rotary engine.

Leftists oppose car innovations that enhance [[freedom]], including the rotary engine.

As to its quiet smoothness and speed:<ref name="RoadandTrack"/>

As to its quiet smoothness and speed:<ref name="RoadandTrack"/>

{{cquote|[T]he engine is reasonably quiet and, as usual, butter-smooth as it pulls strongly up through the gears or merely accelerates impressively in top gear. As with the passenger cars there's a warning buzzer to keep you from overdoing it, coming on at something over 6000 rpm. We used 7000 rpm as a limit and found the pickup capable of 0-60 mph in 11 sec flat and the quarter-mile in 18.3: not as quick as the fastest American pickup, but peppy indeed.}}

{{cquote|[T]he engine is reasonably quiet and, as usual, butter-smooth as it pulls strongly up through the gears or merely accelerates impressively in top gear. As with the passenger cars there's a warning buzzer to keep you from overdoing it, coming on at something over 6000 rpm. We used 7000 rpm as a limit and found the pickup capable of 0-60 mph in 11 sec flat and the quarter-mile in 18.3: not as quick as the fastest American pickup, but peppy indeed.}}

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