The traditional piston engine has garnered the vast majority of attention and application in the internal combustion age, but there was another: the Wankel rotary engine. German engineer Felix ...

Strange engine configurations that never reached production always makes for interesting reading. Here are our favorites.

Mostly. The rotary engine became part of the soul of Mazda, and if it can be a bit flawed in operation, at least it has true character. And this low-mileage 2011 RX-8 for sale on Bring a Trailer ...

There's a hybrid system borrowed from Toyota, plus a copycat "strong hybrid" setup to come from within Mazda eventually, maybe with rotary engine power. In the U.S. and Japan, where Mazda has ...

Mazda isn't exactly known for record-setting speeds, but that hasn't stopped the company from producing some iconic and ...

Mazda is once again manufacturing the rotary engine, but before you get too excited thinking it’ll be found in a sporty RX-7 successor, best temper those expectations. That’s because the new ...

The model’s rotary engine is also intended as a backup for power production in emergencies and other contingencies. For example, if a household consumes 10 kilowatt-hours daily, electricity can ...

The 2009 Mazda RX-8 offers a unique driving experience in the automobile world. Not only is the twin-rotor 1.3-liter RENESIS rotary engine the only one of its kind, but no other car in the class ...

Mazda has been without one of its iconic rotary engines in its line-up since the RX-8 sports car was killed off in 2010. But now the Japanese firm is bring back the technology as part of a novel ...

At nearly twice the displacement of their 90cc engine, it was their most powerful model yet by a longshot. It was also the most technologically advanced. It sported twin carburetors, mounted on both ...