5 Only Luxury Rotary Cars In The World

[@hoost3056]

Rotaries with better seals and proper assembly can last a long time. Most people were expecting rotaries to accept the neglect and abuse that piston engines can take. Using better oils makes a world of difference

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Ask boys in NZ and Puerto Rico

[@jamiepeterson5646]

From what I understand, the main weakness seems to be chattering marks which eventually compromise its ability to hold a seal. I believe Mazda almost completely solved that problem by throwing their material science engineers at it, but it seems to have plagued the rotary engines from other manufacturers, and it's still not *completely* gone. Plus to properly oil them, you do have to burn a lot of oil - the engine just never gets a chance to reclaim the oil before the next combustion chamber slides over that film of oil - but that's expected, and you just have to make sure there's always oil. So yeah, they require more frequent rebuilds, but they're also a simpler design, so those rebuilds aren't as much of a big deal. On the whole, hell, they're a lot of power in a small package, and the trade-offs seem fine to me. I also love that you don't need expensive machining equipment to run the equivalent of hotter cams. Just bust out the dremel and get artistic on the ports! It's too bad Mazda aren't making them anymore, since anything rotary is getting bloody expensive now.

[@gabrielpokrajac5941]

@@jamiepeterson5646 it's similar situation with 2t vs 4t motorbikes

[@ESISTTIGER]

Brother Django Dakota im not a big fan of rotary engines but i know this is true but sadly alot of people dont even bother with it

[@chaospxl_]

to know that Citroen made a rotary is beyond my amazement

[@marsgal42]

ChaosPxl There are only a few GS Birotors on the road because Citroen tried to buy them back so they wouldn’t need to provide parts or service.

[@chaospxl_]

@@marsgal42 Holy god imagine if you debadged it and said it was a normal one. Only real car fans would notice it haha

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Must be sought after collector cats by now...

[@cheekymescalito3249]

Citroen were first to use front wheel drive and to install disc brakes, so no wonder for me

[@scottdawson6851]

@@fidelcatsro6948 yup those good old collectors cats lol

[@basithph8958]

That Cosmo is amazing A manual gearbox would be nice tho

[@MIKEK3NT]

BASITH PH The RX7/RX8 Trans will work

[@katzicael]

Seen plenty of Cosmo 20Bs converted to Manual here in NZ. They are super rare now though.

[@mikewalker6016]

@@MIKEK3NT rx8 gearbox is shit

[@AnthroGearhead]

Heard that the 5spd manual was a limited production

[@gen3v8]

Glad you`ve returned

[@mustafa.d7488]

I never knew holden come with a rotary engine, i thought it was click-bait

[@fidelcatsro6948]

I totholden cats came only as v8

[@fukyeafuk1n0ath74]

@@fidelcatsro6948 the Kingswood came with a straight 6

[@fukyeafuk1n0ath74]

As did the uc torana

[@thebaconsonful]

Technically they never did. It was only sold in Japan and as a Mazda.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@fukyeafuk1n0ath74 i bet the straight six were 10 times more reliable and easily serviceable unlike the ''V''painers in the butt and endless money pits!!

[@Le_Floffy_A92]

from certain angles, the Eunos Cosmo look like an S13 Silvia... and nowadays it has become a legend itself because it gave us the 20B engine

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..i live in New Zealand and there are a few Holdens here with the rotary ..i think its called a roadpacer ..ive always liked them

[@blairdoe6764]

There's a guy here who has put a 20b single turbo into one it's a beast seen it at REunion in taupo

[@keithgallagher109]

It is a pity all the vids on rotaries never mention the most beautiful mobile hand grenade ever nearly built, the Mercedes Benz C-111 Rotary!

[@tobiasdierks]

Maybe because there isn't all that much information to be found on the internet and as far as I know there isn't a running c111 that still has a rotary in it. Mercedes has some i think they're all v8 powered. Still the c111 is a remarkable car

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I like the peaky high rpm nature of these engines, like 2 strokes, my favorite. Too bad nobody can get this to pass smog laws now.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

@ROB112 True but cost a hell of a lot more to build and rebuild. And they just aren't near the fun of a really peaky 2 stroke.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

500cc 2stroke cat = 1000cc 4stroke mouse

[@upsidedowndog1256]

@@fidelcatsro6948 Not entirely accurate, the 4 stroke is fat and heavy compared to 2 strokes. Really large rat to tiny cat maybe?

[@gathel8574]

Yeah but also maybe the sea level will keep rising cuz Greenhouse Effect

[@Polorigolo35]

Plans for a rotary helicopter, trying a rotary coupe by selling it to 500 loyal customers (M35), producing the GS Birotor, Citroen's plans for the rotary future ruined them so much they were bought by peugeot, giving birth to PSA Groupe in 1975. The GS Birotor was truly amazing! 110 high-revving horses, in a car weighing around 1170kg, with the supreme handling brought by the hydropneumatic suspension... I've been told that this was a pretty fast car on twisty french roads at the time ;)

[@sonyviva308]

That Mazda Luce suspiciously looks like a Lancia Fulvia. Even the badge. lol

[@Phil-rs5wl]

I've seen both high mileage and daily driven roteries as long as you do proper maintenance they can last for a very long time

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Good luck with apex seals

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

That's the problem... Most idiots are to stupid to do maintenance. I'd only ever buy a rotary if it was brand new. And even then I'd always premix it with 2cycle for the Apex seals

[@j0lel666]

@@fidelcatsro6948 bruh are you even up to todays good apex seals? They arent problem no more like power seals and irotary seals they good asf and can take +5bar of boost

[@PSNeko]

I am glad you are back😍

[@joestephan1111]

The most amazing rotary story of all was GM in the late '70s declaring it would be their sole power plant of the future, spending billion$ on licensing & years of development, and then walking away from it!

[@jrhette]

True I remember that back in the seventies .

[@joestephan1111]

@@jrhette One good glimmer of hope came from Corvette "God Father" Zora Duntov who then was already pushing for a mid-engine Corvette. He showed eye catching two & four rotor-powered sleek prototypes that were on the cover of every major car magazine.

[@joestephan1111]

@Oggy Yes, too odd. There is a video on here about the several rotary bike makers. They all failed.

[@w210black]

Im glad ur back

[@MrKeys57]

Lovely cars! Lovely engines! - greetings, Levi

[@Durbanite2010]

That Eunos Cosmo sounds fantastic though!

[@danielblalock2329]

ive daily driven my 83 rx7 for almost 2 years now never any major problems just a oil leak keeping oil in it and does just fine

[@fidelcatsro6948]

You must have used up an entire bermuda fuel of the country in 2yrs

[@mikewalker6016]

@@fidelcatsro6948 you must have no real world experience and just go off what your daddy tells you

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@mikewalker6016 listen to the first 6 secs of the video again....

[@mikewalker6016]

@@fidelcatsro6948 i don't need to listen to the internet i have real world experience now run along child

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@mikewalker6016 yes i understand my son... real world spending thousands and thousands of dollars on needless repairs and leaks and apex problems... god bless you my son..

[@jonminnella2168]

holden Australian general motors produces??

[@thehark6247]

imagine the potential of the sweet lil rotary.

[@oleo007]

Instant like!!!! 🤘🤘

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Grumpy cat RIP

[@ChillkootMarkowee]

Still remembered this highschool kid tried to talk me into swapping a quad rotary engine into my 55 GMC truck. He thinks it'll make way more power then my tired and warn out 287 Pontiac V-8. I just laughed at him. That rotary engine would never be able to even move an empty body around let alone a full load. A real truck needs low end torque, not insane high rpm power. Not to mention that Rotary powered Holden is so wrong, it should've been a 253 or 308 V-8.

[@mikewalker6016]

I love laughing at ignorant idiots such as yourself 😂😂😂😂 keep up the good work 👍

[@siayourcannaguy6106]

I love the sound 👌

[@-ROB-E-]

Thank you!

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Do rotary motorcycles next

[@brentonk461]

Mazda Road Pacer was based on the HOLDEN Hj Model.

[@EV8Gaming]

Yep, the Holden's were well and truly too heavy for the rotary. But still an awesome car

[@GreenJeep1998]

Have to wonder what Holden might have done with the rotaries GM was planning on making back in the 70’s if the emissions and mileage regs hadn’t caused GM to kill them off.

[@blackthunder7342]

Nsu owners used to pass each other on the street and hold up how many fingers which meant how many rebuild the engine head on it

[@tabcreedence6553]

3:09 check that steering wheel out

[@JDMHaze]

FUN FACT: The rotary engine was considered being an engine option for the Chevy vega.... and ford many years ago had took BIG INTEREST for the rotary egine, but it never happened

[@VisioRacer]

That's true

[@peters8758]

Chevy Vega engine bays could accept a Chevy Small-Block V8 with almost no modification (get the correct oil pan & exhaust manifolds, flip the heater box 180°, put heavier springs in, and you're about done). Was that unplanned?

[@JDMHaze]

Peter S perhaps lol

[@jayartz8562]

Rotary Citroen, what could go wrong!

[@skodalaskoda8754]

is the Eunos cosmo a mx-6 with a rotary??

[@alrecks619]

Eunos Cosmo ECCS (SCCS can go home), gran turismo memories...

[@mukhumor]

Was lots of smoke one of the features?

[@philipejeuceoututkache]

There was once a rotary that went beyond 80 000 km, they called it "Apex Legend" C:

[@Tiger351]

Really don't know why Mazda thought the Road Pacer was a good idea, a standard I6 Holden Premier (the basis for them) was roughly 1400 kg kerb weight. To put that into perspective even the RX5 and similar large rotary powered Mazda's on this list weighed at least 100 kg less.

[@chipgrip]

A 13b kingswood mind blown

[@mikewalker6016]

Premier not a kingswood

[@chipgrip]

@@mikewalker6016 ಠ╭╮ಠ

[@chipgrip]

@livey oone ( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀)

[@xnopyt13]

Seeing a carbureted rotary is like finding a black powder glock

[@Markle2k]

The Citroen apparently has the optional crop duster attachment.

[@phallensilby8798]

The white 4 door you used the vids of its actually a cosmo not a luce 👌

[@cyd9183]

デボネア「む！　あれは宿敵、マツダのロードペーサー！」

[@MrMattRib]

Roadpacer looks like a muscle car at the inside

[@specialed4564]

Some of them are muscle cars in Australia

[@artistjoh]

MrMatt The muscle cars in these models had either the 253 or 308 V8’s

[@Alex462047]

Hey, where's the music at the end?

[@spjmrlahey4008]

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[@Alex462047]

@@spjmrlahey4008 😂 You're a legend!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Gas guzzling problematic pain in the rear end endless money pits...

[@vtecpreludevtec]

NZ,puerto Rico 👍🥰

[@bubbymacduncan8940]

Thats what sports cars are all about lol

[@colinmunro7337]

You need a better mechanic,try Straya,Enzed or rico?

[@JDMHaze]

tremendous gas hogs

[@vaibhavdabwalv1]

And we love em

[@taufandimasyah]

where is the subtitle? :(

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Cuti hari ini

[@LKRG]

A rotary with more torque than power?????wtf

[@TheOliveboy93]

*Bee factory sounds*

[@Damien.D]

The nsu ro80 and citroen gs share the same engine. The stupid helicopter Citroën made at great expense came shortly after the failure of the GS. Because failing with a car surely leads to a success with a flying machine, right? The poor thing, equipped with a triple rotor version of the engine, was never rated air worthy by French aviation authority. It flew 3 times, 30 minutes total at best... Also, the story of the Citroën rotary started with the m35 prototype, *sold* to a happy few fanboys customers. 200 were planned to be built be the number was never attained, interest didn't existed and the few made were reliability lemons. They were bought back to be destroyed. But this failure didn't prevent citroen to build the gs, which was a turd, and also had the same fate, most of the few sold were bought back and destroyed.

[@andrewdking]

Citroën GS a failure, nonsense, loads were on the road in the UK. Also one of the few cars in its class that could do 100mph.

[@Damien.D]

@@andrewdking the rotary engined GS was a failure

[@andrewdking]

@@Damien.D Yes ok, I misinterpreted your last sentence.

[@gassyirishman2859]

Leave it to Japan to make a motor so badass that it pulls a Kurt Cobain and blows it's own fucking head off at it's prime...

[@DMRH69]

Mistakes... R130 / Luce had a 12A engine..... Wrong R130 /Luce had a 13A engine. It was the only FWD rotary Mazda. It's not "loose"..... It's "Loo-chay" The last one came with a turbo-charged 13B.... Right (HC Luce 86-91) Switched to video of 13B-T in FC RX-7............. ok. (same engine, different car) Switched to video of HB Luce doing donuts.... wrong (HB Luce 82-85) Eunos Cosmo......... Video states 90-96.... Wrong JC-series Cosmo was APR-90 - SEP-95

[@paulqueripel3493]

Not sure I would describe the GS as a luxury car.

[@Polorigolo35]

The GS was a mid end car but the GS Birotor was presented as the luxury alternative, costing more than a base DS

[@keithgallagher109]

@@Polorigolo35 Car of the year in 1971? Or was that the base GS? I recall the Birotor was considered technologically advanced at the time.

[@Polorigolo35]

@@keithgallagher109 The base GS was COTY, it was indeed technologically advanced, but the market was really for middle class... Thin carpets, small engines, low fiscal power, the Birotor was totally different with it's fake leather roof, gold paint, Jaeger dashboard, I guess they figured out the only way to sell this expensive GS was to make it appear "luxurious"

[@wilfreddiazvellon7896]

Gash some these cars look like a old BMW and like a Toyota Camry

[@123-h1l6h]

5/5

[@KingBanter]

That Citroen’s steering wheel looks so ridiculous 😅

[@EngiNetion]

i want to hold one

[@m4mad292]

Hello again Visio

[@HoofHearted2DAY]

What the fuck, okay I'm Australian n my mind is blown.

[@rickjames9507]

Sounds like Leather Face is on another rampage.

[@shadyganley8877]

Bertolli a yo dats rill ya'll baleedat forill doh yeeeeeeee boyeeee baleedat

[@frankiethefin886]

Make an entré video about vag 1.9tdi

[@JenGM24]

Cosmos😤

[@Wonderer245]

I guess they might prove to be better than those fitted with large v12 engines ,like the Jaguar xjs ,my favourite British grand tourer ! Because big v12 engines are even more unreliable! And at the same time also consume a lot !

[@user-wu5uu5um8c]

German V12 are not that unreliable. Only expansive to maintain. A lot of them hit 300k km.

[@Wonderer245]

M hmm ,yes ,actually,for example the 6.5 l Lamborghini v12 engines ! They are quiet ! But when I mean by reliability,it is like not how durable it is , but also how expensive it is in maintenance! And also by the simplicity ! But still I love a v12 more than a rotary! And do you know ,4 units of rotaries sound as good as formula v12s ! Just like the Mazda lemans car (forgot the model name for a while,sorry) !

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Best maintenance repair friendly, reliabilty and performance balance would be inline 6 cylinders...anything more become endless money pits

[@Wonderer245]

fidel catsro but sometimes boring,not a collectable ! But otherwise ,agreed !

[@bossdog1480]

A rotary Holden........Ha Ha......

[@Tk-ou9ec]

Boss Dog yep,it happened alright. Wasn’t a big seller though!

[@artistjoh]

Boss Dog It was a real thing but buyers overwhelmingly preferred the 253 V8 or the 308 V8 made during this period if they could afford more than the inline 6. It can be regarded as a failed experiment.

[@artistjoh]

Oggy Thank you for that info. Since they exist here I assumed it must have been an option, didn’t think of them being imports.

[@bobderbraumeister6919]

Eunos Cosmo

[@willybshreddn3794]

Rotary HJ/HX Holden Sedans. Lmao.

[@MadazMazdas]

I'm making a 4 rotor hj premier with carburetors like it should have been lol\

[@willybshreddn3794]

@@MadazMazdas that would be an awesome. I love the Holden Monaro

[@jilkeschilteschilte5311]

🖒

[@GriffinWilkins]

Lol

[@nswiss19751]

Junk.....junk everywhere

[@tidakadaide]

lol, so true.

[@lucidstate4664]

The Toad Racer was the ugly love child of holden and Mazda.

[@The-Rectifier]

Calling a Citroen GS ...a luxurious car...my goodness,you really need to pick up the pace man. ( btw....ever heard of the Citroen M35??? Suppose not... The RO80, a lot of the engine problems been related to human errors and the lack of knowledge how to drive a rotary driven car)

[@keithgallagher109]

M35 never a production car, wakey wakey!

[@The-Rectifier]

@@keithgallagher109 , Strangely as it seems to you...I'm already long time awake( 1957). So...Dad did owned and drove a M35( 1972)...Citroen did buying it back after 26 months Dad purchased later a Birotor( mid 1975 )instead of the M35. I owend a Mazda RX4 (12A )and a Rx7 first gen. Except the very thirsty engine, marvelous cars to drive. Ps: My father diddend have any connections ore relationships to...Citroën ore so ever ( in the time he wanna purchase a DS, the local dealer....talked him into the M35 and made Dad a nice offer. I know...cos I was with him. ) He just always drove a rather interesting kind of cars.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

I will never buy a rotary... Nothing but problems. I had a friend who had an 88 rx7 and was constantly working on it. He absolutely loved it... Not sure why. I driven a few rotary's and don't see the big deal about them.

[@srr1887]

Look up at youtube : mazzei formula. But yeah it will cost more than $200k to have a rotor like that

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Scotty kilmer calls em endless money pits and a pain in the rear end

[@mikewalker6016]

@@fidelcatsro6948 even the most knowledgeable people can be ignorant.

[@aidanrocks13able]

@@fidelcatsro6948 kilmer is a fucking moron

[@vj8871]

Indian vehicles

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Rotaries? Never a success. Even the modern ones had a short engine life and drink fuel. Standard they are fairly smooth and quiet. Modified they make a terrible noise and make moderate power from about 5000rpm. Get under that they take seconds to get back on song. That is in motorsport where the driver has to anticipate every corner 3 corners ahead!!

[@keithgallagher109]

And yet they still won convincingly at Le Mans and Mt Panorama, so good at Bathurst the butthurt Holden, Ford and Nissan concerns had to have the RX7 SP banned

[@lovelacetom007]

your speak like a Rotary engine, cant be understanded..