Has the Mazda RX-8 PZ Special Edition got a 2.6 or 1.3l engine?

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Or are there variations out there?

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Thanks everyone- just that people on eBay have listed the PZ as a 2,616 cc engine which is confusing me.

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The engine has a displacement of 1.3L, it has twin Wankel Rotors (Renesis) of 645cc displacement each. The power output of the engine however is more like that of a 3.7L V6 so this might be where you are getting confused. The car sounds and rides very oddly for the uninitiated as the power feels never ending and makes a rather strange wooshing howl as it accelerates. My cousin has one and absolutely adores it.
 
The engine is the same 228bhp high power unit thats found in the standard RX-8.

The most remarkable thing about the RX-8 is that under the bonnet is only a 1308cc engine - no that is not an error. So how does Mazda produce a car that delivers 231ps and is capable of 0-62 mph in only 6.4 seconds? At the heart of the RX-8 is Mazda’s Rotary Wankel Engine entitled ‘RENESIS’. One of the main advantages of the engine is that it is compact being only 338mm high and light. This allows Mazda to position the engine to give the RX-8 perfect 50:50 front/rear weight distribution.
 
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