Quote Originally Posted by Machado View Post
I understand your point and agree with you on some of it. But i think you went too far in calling it a "Failure in engineering". Maybe if these motors were only lasting about 30k miles you might be right, but i have see many N/A Rotary's well over 200k miles and going strong. And remember just how much R&D the piston engine has compared to the little rotary.

But imo you cant beat the sound of a v8.
Just because a few have done that, doesn't mean its a success. I had a 10AE with 215k before it blew, but that's an anomaly, not the norm. The rotary has had tons of research, just not for automotive use.