Origin of the 20b
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Origin of the 20b
anyone know if a 20b was put into a factory production car? or was it created for racing purposes? or did someone just have the idea to add a rotor, and it caught on...
From Mazda:
HISTORY OF THE ROTARY
In 1990, the Eunos Cosmo, with its three-rotor rotary engine 20B-REW, went on sale after steady continuation of research and development for a quarter-century that passed since the beginning of the rotary engine project. While the two-rotor rotary engine produced a smooth operation equivalent to the six-cylinder reciprocating engine, the three-rotor rotary engine exceeded that of the V8 engine; it even approached the level of the V12 engine.
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yes, at the time the cosmo was mazdas top of the line luxury coupe, and after seeing one in the flesh today, i can tell you that it is one of the meanest looking cars on the road (pity they are all auto though)
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