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 ...

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 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 ...