This video captures the legendary Mazda 787B as it drives through a closed racing course. The focus is on the car’s motion, ...

The Mazda 787B is one of history's most legendary motorsport cars. The 787B is extremely important for the Japanese car culture and industry because it represents Japan's first Le Mans win. By the ...

Mazda's Wankel rotary powerplant boasts a proud and storied endurance racing career that began and ended in truly spectacular fashion. The rotary first took to a European circuit in anger in 1968, ...

The length of an intake runner has a pretty significant effect on the way an engine delivers power. In simple terms, longer runners help generate better low-end torque, short runners provide high-rpm ...

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 ...

The Mazda 787B carved its name into motorsport history in 1991 as the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter ...

The Mazda 787B was the first Japanese car to win Le Mans, taking a hard-fought victory in 1991. After being immediately retired from racing as rotary engines were banned at Le Mans starting in 1992, ...

Even if you've heard everything, from a four-stroke Saab 99's impression of a Japanese motorcycle (it's a very good impression) to the warble of a KamAZ 55111 V8 at idle, it still won't prepare you ...

The iconic Mazda 787B, with its bold Renown livery, returns to the track. Its 4-rotor scream and Group C silhouette remain ...

We'll once again let you know we're big fans of answering questions nobody asked and, as it turns out, we're not the only ones. Ever wondered what would happen if pro drifter Mad Mike Whiddett got his ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran May 20, 2011 Comment Now! Back in 1991, when the McLaren F1 supercar had just been born and the Persian Gulf War was still raging, Mazda was working on a new endurance racer, one ...