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Originally Posted by SeanPlunk
I actually don't agree - I think the rotary is cool. You can get a lot of power out of a little displacement and you can rev the hell out of them.
I agree they do have some obvious downsides though. They get marginal gas mileage at best and replacing seals every 40k miles is a bummer.
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40K miles? Where the hell did that number come from? The 16 year old you knew who didn't know that he had to add oil to his rotary constantly and abused the shit out of it?
Badass, didn't a rotary win Le Mans? The answer... uh, yeah. The rotary is an awesome engine, and a rotor doesn't need to change direction like a piston. So the motor is more balanced and there is more rev potential.
Yeah they burn oil and yeah they suck gas, but from a performance perspective they are great. So admittedly it might not be the best motor for grandma's econo car, but who cares?