In the late 1960s, a Japanese automaker took a bold leap with an unconventional engine that defied traditional design.

Mazda is notorious for putting rotary engines under the hood of its cars, but here are six models from other manufacturers ...

If Mazda is known for anything, it's its use of the venerable and unique Wankel rotary ... aircraft manufacturer Curtiss-Wright elected to try and promote other manufacturers to help develop the ...

However, due to the design of the rotary engine, there is no way to keep the oil lubricating the seals out of the combustion chamber. Mazda engines include an injector pump which pushes small ...

So if we have some small compressor or turbo, it would help.” It’s a far cry from a confirmation that the new rotary engine from Mazda will be turbocharged, but it does bring hope that it’s ...

Mazda isn't ready to give up on bringing ... This development group has the hard task of trying to make the rotary stack up to modern internal combustion engines in terms of emissions and fuel ...

Mazda built its last rotary engine on Friday, June 22. By final, we mean the line that assembled Renesis engines for Mazda's RX-8 sports car was idled, and there are currently no plans to restart ...

Was the rotary ... Mk3 Mazda RX-7 was good for 252bhp, thanks in no small part to twin-turbochargers, and with a skinny 1218kg kerb weight it was endowed with 210bhp per ton. The small engine ...

Few automotive rumours have persisted like the one concerning the return of the rotary engine ... benefits of a small electric car but with the reassurance of extra range. Mazda says its rotary ...

On Sept. 14, the automaker unveiled its first rotary engine-mounted passenger car for the Japanese market in 11 years. The vehicle in question is the plug-in Mazda MX-30 Rotary-EV gas-electric ...