TOKYO — Mazda is going to extremes to keep two iconic products — its rotary engine and its MX-5 Miata sporty car tradition — alive in the age of electrification. The Hiroshima, Japan, automaker is ...

BRUSSELS — Mazda's famed rotary engine is getting primed for electrification. The MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV plug-in hybrid, which debuted at the Brussels Motor Show last week, features a gasoline rotary ...

Mazda has unveiled two concepts at the Tokyo motor show, including a four-door plug-in hybrid coupe with a rotary engine. In what appears to be close to production-ready guise, Mazda’s Vision X-Coupe ...

When it comes to unique engine designs, one of the most prolific is the trusty rotary configuration. Instead of featuring a number of spherical cylinders moving up and down like in most internal ...

When people defend that internal combustion engines (ICEs) still have a role to play in personal transportation, they are correct. Having an electric motor driving the wheels does not necessarily ...

The rotary engine has been a Mazda staple since 1967. It powered one of the most famous and eccentric Japanese sports car line-ups, the RX-series, until 2012 when Mazda discontinued pure ...

Good news, everyone! Mazda is not only reassembling a dedicated team of engineers for rotary engine development, as we’ve reported earlier, but today it also announced its intention to expedite ...

Over-the-top rotary builds are an enthusiast tradition. Because so few rotary cars have been made, the limits of the engine type haven't been fully exploited by automakers. It's been tuners who have ...

A Wankel engine is a type of rotary engine, but not all rotary engines are Wankel engines. Wrapping your mind around this idea will help you to better understand the similarities as well as the ...

The rotary engine is easily one of the most controversial powertrains in the world of cars, and it's known for the brap-brap ...