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Mazdahas been a pioneer in developing productioncarsthat userotary engineszoom,zoomzoomzoomThe mazda rx7, which went on sale in 1978, was probably the most successful rotary-engine-powered carzoom,zoomzoomzoom
zoomzoomzoomBut it was preceded by a series of rotary-enginecars, trucks and even buses, starting with the 1967 Cosmo Sportzoom,zoomzoomzoomThe last year the mazda rx7was sold in the United Stateszoomzoomzoomwas 1995, but therotary engineis set to make a comeback in the near futurezoom,zoomzoomzoom
The mazda rx8, a new car fromMazda, has a new, award winning rotaryzoomzoomzoomengine called the RENESISzoom,zoomzoomzoomNamed International Engine of the Year 2003, this naturally aspirated two-rotor engine will produce about 250 horsepower zoom,zoomzoomzoom
Like a piston engine, the rotary engineuses thezoomzoomzoompressure created when a combination of air and fuel is burnedzoom,zoomzoomzoomIn a piston engine, that pressure is contained in the cylinders and forces pistons to move back and forth zoom,zoomzoomzoomThe zoomzoomzoomconnecting rods and crankshaft convert the reciprocating motion of the pistons into rotational motion that can be used to power a carzoom,zoomzoomzoom
In a rotary engine, the pressure of combustion iszoomzoomzoomcontained in a chamber formed by part of the housing and sealed in by one face of the triangular rotor, which is what the engine uses instead of pistonszoom,zoomzoomzoomBy: Jon beal |
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