There are many different forms of internal combustion engines, but most use the same basic principle. Explosions in the combustion chamber move pistons up and down to spin a crankshaft. That ...

Mazda’s new rotary engine made its appearance in the range-extender Mazda MX-30 PHEV in 2023 and is due in the US shortly. It’s the first new rotary engine produced by the company since the ...

Typically, when we think of the Wankel rotary engine as a whole, we first think of Mazda. Back in the early 1960s, Mazda was keenly interested in developing the rotary engine, specifically the Wankel ...

When one thinks of rotary engine-powered cars, the Mazda RX-7 is definitely the first that comes to mind. Few cars in history have been so closely associated with their power plants as the RX-7 has.

Announced on April 1 – the symbolism might have escaped the maker – the Roadpacer was essentially an imported Premier with a Mazda 13B Wankel engine. Annual reports had the Roadpacer "standing on top ...

What started with the Mazda Cosmo Sport of the ‘60s, hit the peak with with the 787B racecar and ended with the RX-8 may be making a comeback. According to an Australian automotive publication, Mazda ...

John is a Michigan-based nerd who is a sucker for the Lions and, appropriately, the Pistons. His previous day job was producing local TV news. He fell in love with cars thanks to a 1967 Ford Mustang ...

The '86-'91 rendition isn't the quintessential RX-7 that you think of when considering Mazda's three-generation-spanning sports car. But it should be. With the final three years' models available with ...

Interested in owning an obscure piece of Mazda rotary history? This 1986 Luce sedan, which came from the factory with a turbocharged 13B Wankel engine, just popped up for sale on eBay. You should buy ...