31. It was powered by a Gnome rotary engine which had 7 cylinders and produced. 32. Rotary engines remain a mechanical oddity in an industry that worships standardization and volume.33. Mazda offered three different rotary engines for the HB series. 34. The rotary engine weighed under 20 kg and produced between 60 and 100 bhp. 35. Mazda introduced its first rotary engine -powered car in 1968. 36. Although not powerful ( the largest wartime version produced ), they were dependable rotary engines . 37. Or will it be a fad and fizzle out, like eight-tracks and the rotary engine ? 38. The rotary engine is driven by spinning rotors inside a chamber instead of conventional pistons. 39. One operating rotary engine appears in a scene that takes place in the repair hangar. 40. A Sachs Rotary Engine was chosen for the prototype.