In 1991, Mazda became the first and to this day only Japanese automaker to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans using the 787B you see above. It was also the first and only rotary-powered car to ever win the ...

Mazda took the racing world by surprise when it won the 1991 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The victory was significant for two reasons: It marked the first time a Japanese company took first ...

Mazda's obsession with the rotary engine is a lot like the music of viral indie phenomenon Angine et Poitrine; it somehow involves triangles, and it doesn't seem to make any sense. While almost every ...

The Mazda 787B was the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and remains the only rotary-powered car to win the legendary endurance race. The race-winning car has been mostly idle since ...

Every car that's won the 24 Hours of Le Mans has had a conventional piston engine—except one. That's the Mazda 787B, which won the legendary French endurance race in 1991, after 17 years of trying. As ...

Could there possibly be a rotary engine with 12 rotors? The answer is yes, and here's everything we know about it including ...

This year marked the 30th anniversary of Mazda winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the rotary-powered 787B. To celebrate the occasion, MZ Racing is offering a detailed 1:6 scale model of the ...

Mazda, for all its visibility has had its shortcomings, particularly when it comes to engines. While there are viable options ...

June 23, 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of Mazda winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 and to commemorate that momentous motorsport achievement, the automaker has launched a special website ...

It’s been a tumultuous three years for Mazda. Firstly, the Hiroshima-based carmaker celebrated the 30th anniversary of the launch of its Guinness Book record-holding MX-5 sports car in 2019. Then last ...