Mazda is famous for its association with the unusual rotary engine and in the modern era, it's continuing to push the ...

Every time Mazda files a patent with the word "rotary" anywhere near it, the same ritual plays out. Enthusiast outlets dust ...

While Mazda has a rich history of performance cars, its current line-up lacks passion, except the MX-5, of course. One almost-guaranteed way to bring enthusiasts back to the brand would be to launch a ...

If there is one universal truth in the automotive community, it is that rotary engines are completely unhinged pieces of ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...

Ask most people what a rotary engine is, and they'll describe a Mazda RX-7 with a triangular rotor spinning inside a housing, combustion happening in sequence as the rotor moves rather than across a ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...