▁the ▁W ank el ▁rot ary ▁engine , ▁as ▁used ▁by ▁Maz da ▁of ▁Japan , ▁an ▁export ▁agreement ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁This ▁involved ▁Hold en ▁export ing ▁with ▁pow ert ra ins , ▁H J , ▁and ▁later , ▁H X ▁series ▁Prem iers ▁as ▁the ▁Maz da ▁Road p ac er ▁AP . ▁Maz da ▁then ▁fitted ▁these ▁cars ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 3 B ▁rot ary ▁engine ▁and ▁three - speed ▁automatic ▁transmission . ▁Production ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁after ▁just ▁ 8 4 0 ▁units ▁sold . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ana ▁continued ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁larger ▁mid - s ized ▁L H ▁series ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁offered ▁only ▁as ▁a ▁four - door ▁sedan . ▁The ▁L H ▁Tor ana ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁cars ▁world wide ▁engine ered ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁four -, ▁six -, ▁and ▁eight - cy l inder ▁engines . ▁This ▁tr end ▁continued ▁until ▁Hold en ▁introduced ▁the ▁Sun bird ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁essentially ▁the ▁four - cy l inder ▁Tor ana ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁name . ▁Design ated ▁L X , ▁both ▁the ▁Sun bird ▁and ▁Tor ana ▁introduced ▁a ▁three - door ▁h atch back ▁variant . ▁A ▁final ▁U C ▁update ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁During ▁its ▁production ▁run , ▁the ▁Tor ana ▁achieved ▁legend ary ▁racing ▁success ▁in ▁Australia , ▁ach ieving ▁vict