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

In the vibrant tapestry of 1990s Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) sports cars, one high-revving V6 gem remains largely ...

Remember rotary engines? The Felix Wankel-developed (stop tittering at the back) rotating engine design as flirted most famously with by the phenomenally fast JPS Norton racers, not to mention the ...

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 ...

If you’re a regular listener to this podcast, you are most welcome to enjoy the soothing, received pronunciations of our guest this week, Justin Lunny, founder and CEO of Everrati, a bespoke ...

The new supercharged Ford Megazilla crate engine is firing shots across the bow of Chevy and Dodge super-V-8s. Mazda wasn’t the first to experiment with rotary ... like the RX-7 and the Mazda ...

The rotary engine has the advantages of producing less vibration and having fewer component parts. It is more compact, weighs less and has a higher output than a conventional engine. The rotary ...

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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 ...