When most people hear the term "rotary engine," they probably think of Mazda first, as rotary engines have been part and parcel of the Japanese automaker's mantra for decades. In fact, Mazda proclaims ...

The Adams-Farwell rotary engine works by spinning within the engine compartment like a horizontal windmill. It's both innovative and a little scary.

Mazda has historically insisted on building its own engines in-house, starting at its Hiroshima plants in Japan and later ...

The Corvette C6 transformed into the “Rotavette” with a 1000hp 3-rotor Mazda rotary engine swap. Captured on track, this ...

Felix Wankel’s rotary engine is an engineering marvel because of its simplicity. Rather than the conventional pistons, camshafts, valves, and lifters, his design has a roughly triangular-shaped rotor ...

It's perhaps only fitting for a rotary engine to power one of Mazda's most eagerly awaited cars, the rumored RX-9 ...

Unlike traditional piston engines, the Renesis uses a rotary design, which proved so remarkable that it earned the ...

The U.S. Army Mobile And Survivable Command Post (MASCP) may use a new type of mobile generator powered by a revolutionary ...

However, Mazda's past obsession with the Wankel rotary engine wasn't just limited to passenger cars and pickup trucks. In the mid-1970s, Mazda released a rotary-powered vehicle belonging to a ...

While every enthusiast knows or at least has heard about Mazda legends like the Cosmo Sport, RX-7, RX-8, or the 787B race car, those weren't the only interesting models that the manufacturer has ...

Mazda hasn’t had a pure sports car outside of the MX-5 Miata in ages; the RX-8 feels like an ancient relic at this point. So it was a big deal when the company showed off its gorgeous Iconic SP ...

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