If there's one thing forever associated with the Wankel rotary engine, it's Mazda. Powering production vehicles from the Cosmo's launch in May 1967 to the last RX-8 leaving the plant in June 2012 ...

One of the patents is for the same layout as this, whereby a supplementary boot-mounted rotary engine is used as a range-extender for an EV. This could be part of the upcoming EV being developed ...

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The battle of the people-movers heats up as the Mahindra Scorpio-N takes on the Innova Hycross in hybrid guise.

Idled for 11 years, Mazda Motor Corp.'s famed rotary engine is set to roar back to life this spring, this time helping to power a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The rotary engine, which Mazda was the ...

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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 ...

We all know about opinions – everyone’s got one etcetera – but there’s perhaps nothing quite as divisive in the automotive world as the rotary engine. Aficionados will wax lyrical about ...

Mark it down, auto enthusiasts.Mazda built its last rotary engine on Friday, June 22. By final, we mean the line that assembledRenesis engines for Mazda's RX-8 sports car was idled, and there are ...

According to Davis, the rotary engine will continue to play a role in the company's products moving forward, with engineers applying the lessons learned through the SkyActiv program to the powerplant.