The internal combustion engine, for all its mechanical sophistication, still runs on a 19th-century mechanical idea: pistons rising and falling, a crankshaft spinning, a steam-age architecture ...

The rotary engine was an unconventional design that delivered great power for its size. Here's what's good and bad about it.

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The end of production of the RX-8 11 years ago also marked the end of the rotary engine era not just at Mazda, but at all manufacturers. After that, the rotary engine was sent into a slumber, which ...

You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.

Mazda is still working on the next-generation rotary engine, but its next shot at life is reportedly set to involve hydrogen. Rumors claim the next-generation rotary engine from Mazda, is set to be ...

Photo: Mazda patent filing at EPO, published by taku2_4885 on Hatena Blog Mazda has filed several new patents in Europe, and they appear to be regarding a new rotary-engined vehicle. The unnamed model ...

It rose to prominence in the Mazda RX-7 model line, but the last new car feature one was the Mazda RX-8. Since then, Mazda has been continually developing the technology with the aim of bringing it ...

Rotaries are truly fascinating engines. They’re small, lightweight and unlike anything else on the road. Also, people keep saying something about a spinning Dorito? One of the coolest Lego projects we ...

The Wankel rotary engine is known for its troubled life in the mainstream automotive industry, its high power-to-weight ratio, and the intoxicating buzz it makes at full tilt. Popular with die-hard ...