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

The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since the late 1950’s. The Wankel rotary is an example of a design which makes sense on paper. However ...

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

As rotary engines are very compact by design the physical size of the engine is significantly smaller than a traditional combustion engine, leading to obvious benefits with weight saving and ...

With a new reasoning model that matches the performance of ChatGPT o1, DeepSeek managed to turn restrictions into innovation. The company is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI ...

A rotary does pair well with an extended-range ... it's at least reassuring to know that the engine design could have a future.

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary ... design. It has very few moving parts and offers very smooth power transfer and high power to weight ratio. The downside, though, is that the ...

Not only is Mazda pursuing a rotary engine to power a vehicle, Davis admits Mazda is also investigating ways to use the design in tandem with an electric motor, with the pistonless engine ...

Few automotive rumours have persisted like the one concerning the return of the rotary engine, and Mazda has now confirmed its future plans for the unique design – although they’re not quite ...