--- title: "This Four-Rotor 1992 Mazda RX-792P IMSA Racer Can Be Yours for $1.5M" description: "If you love rotary engines and want to own a rotary-powered race car, you can buy this one, as long as you have $2 million." date: "2023-07-04" modified: "2023-07-04" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-four-rotor-1992-mazda-rx-792p-imsa-racer-can-be-yours-for-1-5m" categories: - "Mazda News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "mazda" --- # This Four-Rotor 1992 Mazda RX-792P IMSA Racer Can Be Yours for $1.5M ![]() Back in the late '80s and early '90s, [Mazda]() was pumping out four-rotor race cars for IMSA,[ Le Mans](), and the Japanese Sports Prototype championship, among other races. One of the best of Mazda's killer race cars was the RX-792P IMSA racer, of which only three were ever made. One of those three—ironically, the third of them to be made— is now for sale and if you want to be its next owner, it will cost you $1.5 million. This specific Mazda RX-720P four-rotor racer—chassis RX792P003—is currently owned by Jim Downing, who has fixed, maintained, and restored the 31-year-old IMSA car for the past few years. However, despite having maintained it, and replaced a few parts, the paint is still original, so it still looks like it did when it was new. ![]() ![]() The star of the show is its engine, though. It's a 2.6-liter four-rotor engine with 670 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque, revs to 9,000 rpm, and is paired with a manual transmission. All in a body that only weighs 1,850 pounds. Along the way to redline, the four-rotor Mazda engine makes a sensational, eardrum-shredding noise. [Rotary]() engines make such a unique noise and, while I understand why no one really uses them anymore, I wish some manufacturers still used them in racing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While the car is a fully functional race car, and it's been driven at Road Atlanta by Downing and his team, it's never actually been used as a race car. Whoever does end up buying this car, I do hope they actually take it to the track and use it. I hope it doesn't become just another piece in an uber-expensive collection. A race car this cool, and with this special of an engine, needs to be used as such, while gracing the public with its soulful noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0mRu6ZOSZo *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()