the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever wondered how these worked, why not print a model?

However, a humble little SUV has re-introduced such tech into the modern automotive landscape, and that got us thinking, what does the future hold for the Mazda rotary engine? Mazda is a Japanese ...

Research will continue on the rotary engine at Mazda, and, since the engine will run on a wide variety of fuels, including hydrogen, it is possible that we'll see a rotary return on an alternate ...

Even with the rotary engine silent and the car static – in a room, in Dartford – that aura was present in spades. Mazda’s ever-after association with the rotary engine began in the ’60s ...

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 ...

The official line from Mazda is that the development of a hydrogen-powered rotary engine is ‘ongoing’ and in future, we could see a much more efficient alternative-fuel rotary engine.

The automaker’s modern grille shape appears on the nose, and Venn-diagram ... weather. Mazda describes the engine architecture as scalable, so it’s possible the renewable-fuel rotary ...