The iconic rotary car engine, thought to have been consigned to the dustbin of impractical technology, is making a comeback in Japan from the very automaker that introduced the system as far back as ...

The rotary engine, a unique and unconventional design, has provided Mazda with remarkable advantages in the world of racing.

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 first ...

Call it resilience or sheer stubbornness, but Mazda still wants to include rotary engines in its future lineup. Of course, ...

TOKYO -- Mazda Motor's iconic rotary engine has found new life for the first time in 11 years as a generator for a new plug-in hybrid vehicle, coming as the Japanese automaker grapples to find its ...

TOKYO -- The rotary engine may make a comeback at Mazda Motor after the Japanese automaker stopped making the engine in 2012. Auto enthusiasts and Mazda engineers are all geared up to celebrate the ...

During an October 28 private showing at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda Motor showcased the company's RX-Vision concept car. The two-door sports model is powered by Mazda's rotary engine, for ...

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, the ...

Liquid Piston, an engine development company based in Connecticut, USA, succeeded in reducing the size to one-fifth the size of the current portable generator, and the U.S. Army Won the small and ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Akiyuki, who creates a huge ball rolling and robot arm using Lego blocks, has released a movie of a model of a rotary engine made with Lego. You can not only reproduce the shape, but also see how the ...