Rotary engines are pretty much in the past now, except for a few automakers out there, and if you are not sure why that is, ...

The brand seems hell bent on making rotary engines again Its ‘Iconic SP’ concept car may be an RX-7 successor This is all great news for gearheads In what sometimes seems like a sea of they ...

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Mazda was the desire of all car lovers.From the movie saga Fast and Furious to the Japanese culture, the RX7 was its most famous model. Not only did it deliver beautiful ...

I’ll explain how it works, what’s cool/weird about it, pros and cons, and if it might ever make it to production. So yeah, it ...

Hybrid Power, With Rotary Character. The Iconic SP’s hybrid powertrain was said to produce a combined output of 365 hp (272 kW / 370 PS). It features a dual-rotor rotary engine acting as a range ...

The first successful rotary engine is generally attributed to F.O. Farwell in 1896, and was built by the Adams Company of Dubuque, Iowa. A three cylinder version likely powered the first rubber-tired ...

Bore and Stroke: 120 mm (4.72 in.) x 170 mm (6.69 in.) Initially asked in 1914 to study an overheating problem in rotary engines, Captain W. O. Bentley, an established car designer, developed a new ...

The release of hybrid engines caused a major revolution among automotive companies. With the need to maintain high vehicle performance and the power characteristic of luxury vehicles, two major ...

Mazda bullish on development of rotary engines: Rotary Redux 2026 Cadillac Optiq gets more power, new rear-wheel-drive model Nissan adds a Nismo trim to its full-size Armada for 2026 ...

The new rotary engine is a development of the motor used in the range extender (EREV) variant of the MX-30. The MX-30 EREV has a single rotor displacing 0.83L and makes 55kW.

A version where the rotary engine drives the wheels is apparently part of the plan too. Mazda RX-7 successor inches to reality as new rotary engine nears completion.

Some people, Mazzei included, like to compare a rotary engine to a two-stroke piston gasoline engine because its unique construction has it complete one power cycle per rotor per rotation of its ...