Wankel rotary engines have always been a curious piece of engineering. These rotor-driven engines differ so greatly from traditional combustion engines that any car with one under the hood is sure to ...

Mazda has shifted towards the Skyactiv-Z inline-four engine, focusing on combustion perfection and future emissions ...

Rotary cars have always lived in their own corner of car culture. They sound different, rev differently, need different care, and attract owners who understand why a tiny engine with no pistons can ...

Defined by its iconic design, balanced driving dynamics and signature rotary heart, the Mazda RX-7 stood as one of Japan's most ambitious sports cars. Over its three-generation lifespan, the RX-7 ...

Mazda has a history of shrugging off convention, and this sports coupe was not only unique, but it was the last to feature a ...

When we think about Mazda's Wankel rotary engine and the models it was used in, images of the RX-7, RX-8, and Cosmo likely come to mind. All three served as Mazda's flagship sports car at various ...

Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro has introduced the new Vision-X Coupe at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo. It’s a stylish four-door coupe created for 2035. The company kept details about the styling brief, ...

Language is an imperfect medium, but it's what we've got, so let's go with it. Determining the swept volume of inventor Felix Wankel's rotary engine can generate more arguments than claiming what a GT ...

Mazda's Wankel rotary powerplant boasts a proud and storied endurance racing career that began and ended in truly spectacular fashion. The rotary first took to a European circuit in anger in 1968, ...

Last week, automotive media outlet CarBuzz discovered a pair of patents filed by Mazda depicting the body structure of a new, ...

Kenichi Yamamoto, who led the engineering team that produced a commercially viable rotary engine at what is now known as Mazda Motor Co. and later became its president and chairman, died Dec. 20 in ...