Designed and championed by self-taught engineer Felix Wankel, the rotary engine is now most closely associated with Japanese automaker Mazda. Many of the greatest Mazdas ever made, including the RX-7 and Le Mans-winning 787B, have featured rotary engines. However, Mazda is just one of several major automakers that have experimented with rotary engines over the years. The first automaker to bring the technology to market was the now-defunct NSU — ironically, it would be the rotary engine’s durability and
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