The iconic rotary car engine, thought to have been consigned to the dustbin of impractical technology, is making a comeback in Japan from the very automaker that introduced the system as far back as ...

Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...

It's been nearly a decade since a production car was powered by a rotary engine, but Mazda has revealed it still makes the engine. In a story posted to the Classic Mazda section of its Japanese ...

After years of false hope, Mazda is finally building a mass production model with a rotary engine. That’s something that hasn’t occurred in over a decade as the RX-8 was discontinued in June of 2012.

The Japanese manufacturer has confirmed that a favourite feature of its high-performance machines will return to the road in an exclusive new model. Famous for powering sports cars such as the Mazda ...

Mazda has embarked on to improve its rotary engines. This has been quite a revelation that means a change in ideology for this company as it has recently announced the formation of a unique team, ...

Mazda has confirmed timing for its next rotary-engined model, but don’t expect the quirky powertrain that underpinned the beloved RX-7 and RX-8 sport cars to be used in a new performance vehicle.

Manufacturers from Alfa Romeo to Rolls-Royce have toyed with rotary engines; yet all but Mazda have pretty much given up. What goes around, comes around - and around, and around in the case of rotary ...

Wankel rotary engines, typically but not exclusively found in Mazdas, certainly lean on the "quirkier" side of modern powertrain systems, made quirkier because most rotary-powered cars on the road ...

A look at Chevrolet’s 1970s rotary sports car experiment, its mid-engine layout, and why the bold concept never reached ...

Famous for powering sports cars such as the Mazda RX-7 coupe, the rotary engine is a compact and less complex alternative to conventional internal combustion engines. Photo of electric vehicle ...