Find out how emissions regulations killed Mazda's three-rotor 20B Wankel rotary engine, just as it was getting started in the ...

Once left behind due to high fuel consumption and fragile reliability, the rotary engine, long championed by Mazda, is making ...

Mad Mike’s Mazda RX 7 unleashes its 11000rpm 4 rotor engine at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, delivering flames, drifts, donuts and raw rotary sound. No music — only pure high rev rotary chaos.

Long before Felix Wankel became synonymous with rotary engines, an inventive Hungarian-American engineer named Stephen M. Balzer secured one of the earliest patents for a rotary-powered automobile on ...

How the 13B-MSP Renesis evolved from earlier Mazda rotary designs, technical features explained, and common problems and maintenance issues discussed. The 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine powered the ...

The rotary engine has always been a fascinating piece of automotive engineering. Unlike traditional piston engines, the rotary engine operates with a triangular rotor that spins inside an oval chamber ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. At the Japan Mobility Show two years ago, Mazda unveiled a ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

Mad Mike’s 11,000rpm 4-rotor Mazda RX-7 performing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Captured with authentic rotary engine sound, flames, drifts, and donuts on the hillclimb stage. Donald Trump says ...

The history of automotive engineering is punctuated by brilliant innovations that challenged conventional wisdom. Among these, the Wankel rotary engine stands as one of the most fascinating examples ...

Many mainstream automakers are moving away from sports cars. But not Mazda, which seems set to offer two different models. We’ve already reported on the company’s planning for what will become the ...