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

The engine itself features a novel design that's kind of like an inside-out Wankel rotary engine, and delivers a jaw-dropping power density of up to 1.5 horsepower per pound. At 210 lb ...

One-off Pininfarina NSU 2 Porte + 2 with a Wankel engine is heading to auction soon ... RM Sotheby’s is handling the sale of this automotive curiosity, noting that it features a sliding roof ...

Not a lot is known about the Norton F1R, as evidenced by its very short and very dry Wikipedia page. But what we do know is ...

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 ...

Lexus has one fully battery-electric vehicle on sale today. The Lexus RZ is a small crossover ... but it's powered by a ...

Alfa did trim down the Tonale's model offerings for the US in 2025. Instead of Sprint, Ti, and Veloce models, there is now ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOOWOOMBA Chamber of Commerce has launched a one-stop list of all the businesses in town that are still open. I’d been two ...