The most modern notable use was in the Audi A1 E-Tron concept which used a 250cc rotor engine alongside a hybrid powertrain, but this didn’t make it over into mass-production. Since then, the Wankel engine has been used in few cars, one of the most notable racing uses was in the Mazda 787B which used a four-rotor mid-mounted engine of 2.6-liters to win Le Mans in 1991. Since then, Mazda and indeed all manufacturers have all but abandoned the engine technology due to its relatively high fuel consumption and higher pollutive outputs, not to mention the less-than-brilliant press garnered around the engine’s reliability. The RX-8 adopted the engine and along with sharp dynamics and suicide rear- doors, it managed to gain a following even if it was arguably less of a cult classic than the RX-7.
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