The rotary engine has been absent on the frontline for quite some time, and it's on the way back. But not with Mazda.

We look at why Mazda introduced the three-rotor 20B Wankel rotary engine, and why it only ever saw service in the Cosmo coupe ...

It rose to prominence in the Mazda RX-7 model line, but the last new car feature one was the Mazda RX-8. Since then, Mazda has been continually developing the technology with the aim of bringing it ...

The Mazda Iconic SP concept of the 2023 Japan Mobility Show was the sign of a new Mazda sports car that we’ve been awaiting for a decade—no, two. The Wankel rotary-powered, popup headlight-equipped ...

Mazda spent decades turning the rotary engine from a quirky engineering idea into a cultural touchstone, from early RX coupes ...

View post: This 'Easy to Use' Tire Inflator That ‘Works Perfectly’ on All Sorts of Tires Is Now Only $15 Another day, another Mazda rotary engine story, except this time, it’s from the automaker ...

BRUSSELS -- Mazda has revived its rotary engine a decade after discontinuing the cult powerplant by adapting it for the electrification era. The MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV plug-in hybrid, which debuted at ...

Not only has the 2023 Mazda MX-30 R-EV rotary plug-in hybrid been revealed, it’s now in production, truly making it a reality. Production started Thursday. This is a momentous event since Mazda hasn’t ...

According to the official sales specifications of the Mazda MX-30 for the U.S., the small electric SUV will continue to be offered only with an all-electric powertrain. This means that the North ...

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 ...

After what feels like countless news stories anticipating its return, the rotary engine is officially back as a backup generator for the new Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV. Whereas the regular MX-30 is a ...

Kenichi Yamamoto, who led the engineering team that produced a commercially viable rotary engine at what is now known as Mazda Motor Co. and later became its president and chairman, died Dec. 20 in ...