Mazda didn't give up, however, and at the 14th attempt, in June 1991, the Mazda 787B, powered by a four-disc rotary engine, ...

A soul, perhaps. The Mazda 787B is one of those cars. The car that won the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours as an unfancied underdog, the first Japanese car to do so and, as yet, the only rotary-engined winner.

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as used in the Le Mans-winning Mazda 787B racing car. Only 15 of these engines were ever made, and Mazda wanted to keep the technology used in the engines secret. The company refused to sell two ...

We are unashamed fans of Group B rally cars here at evo, but did you know that Mazda also had a foot in the door? Better known for its rotary powered 787b Le Mans winner, the quirky Japanese brand ...