▁was ▁used ▁by ▁Maz da ' s ▁factory ▁team ▁Maz das pe ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁World ▁Sport scar ▁Championship ▁season . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁Maz da ▁entry ▁in ▁sports ▁car ▁racing ▁since ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁its ▁Le ▁Mans ▁project ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁J agu ar ▁X J R - 1 4 . ▁ ▁Development ▁Following ▁Maz da ' s ▁success ▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans ▁with ▁its ▁rot ary ▁power ed ▁ 7 8 7 B , ▁Maz da ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁sport scar ▁racing ▁and ▁prove ▁that ▁its ▁one ▁win ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁flu ke . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁re organ izing ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Sport scar ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁by ▁the ▁FI A , ▁Maz da ▁found ▁itself ▁with ▁a ▁problem ▁in ▁that ▁its ▁rot ary ▁engines ▁were ▁now ▁in el ig ible . ▁Instead , ▁teams ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁use ▁techn olog ically - ad vanced ▁ 3 . 5 L ▁power pl ants ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁Formula ▁One . ▁ ▁Maz da , ▁not ▁having ▁had ▁many ▁racing ▁engines ▁outside ▁of ▁its ▁rot aries , ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁developing ▁an ▁entirely ▁different ▁engine ▁was ▁not ▁worth ▁it , ▁especially ▁with ▁budget ary ▁concerns ▁within ▁the ▁company . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁if ▁Maz da ▁was ▁to ▁use ▁a