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Originally Posted by Jay
Yes sir, the word around the block is just this... maybe some mazda owners or people that own a rotary engine car can chime in... I would like to know more about this myself.
But ahh-dunno about that car yet..... looks like a beefed up RX-8 really... I suppose its nice.
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I've had a 1984, 1989 Turbo, and a 1993 Twin Turbo. The motors are bullet proof. My 1984 had 195000 miles on it and still was running strong. However, if you overheat them, they're done. You'll destroy the apex seals and thus lose compression. Other than that it's a very robust and great design. In Japan they have a 3 rotor 2.0 liter turbo charged design in the Cosmo that puts out 300hp/300lbtq. Mazda is also the only Japanese manufacturer to win Le Mans, with the rotory engine of course.