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13B-REW

Mazda · 2-rotor Wankel

Engine code
13B-REW
Manufacturer
Mazda
Configuration
2-rotor Wankel
Displacement
1,308 cc
Aspiration
Sequential twin-turbocharged
Production
1992 – 2002
Applications
Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)
  1. 01

    It was the world's first volume-production sequential turbocharger system; the secondary turbo joins above 4,500 rpm.

    Source: Mazda Wankel engine — Wikipedia (English)
  2. 02

    RX-7 output rose from 255 PS (1992–1995) to 265 PS (1996–1998) and 280 PS (1998–2002).

    Source: Mazda Wankel engine — Wikipedia (English)

Technology — The rotary

A triangular rotor turns inside an epitrochoid housing; each flank completes intake, compression, combustion and exhaust as it sweeps around — no pistons, no valves.

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02 — Applications in the archive

03 — Sources

  1. 01Mazda Wankel engine – WikipediaWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
  2. 02Mazda RX-7 – WikipediaWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26