Pop the hood on a classic Mazda RX-7 or RX-8 and the engine bay looks […] ...

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

Think you know everything about rotary engines? Well have you ever heard of the bi-rotary engine that mixes pistons and ...

The rotary engine, previously a staple in Mazda's lineup, is an engine design that foregoes the round piston and singular chamber of a regular reciprocal internal combustion engine. Instead, the ...

Antonio is a chemical engineering student pursuing his master's degree in chemical engineering and sustainable processes. Throughout his academic journey, he has gained substantial knowledge in areas ...

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of each design. The “correct” answer is thus to combine both into a single ...

The R130 was a very rare model, produced for only three years and with fewer than 1,000 units built. It was also notable as the only front-wheel-drive Mazda model powered by a rotary engine until the ...

A government-backed research institute is funding work to develop a hybrid-electric powertrain based on a new version of the Wankel piston engine that is now being used to power Mazda's new RX-8 car.

Washington — Remember the Wankel? There's a new spin on the rotary engine whose quirky name once made it fodder for a Monty Python sketch. Conceived by German inventor Felix Wankel in the 1920s, the ...

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 ...