In 1975, Mazda swapped a Holden sedan’s V8 for a tiny 13B rotary. The result was 9 mpg, zero torque, and one of the rarest ...

Rotary engines often require unique forms of maintenance, and sometimes, that means premixing oil and gas. Here's how to know if your car needs this service.

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, ...

Mazda wants to remain a combustion leader, pairing its clean-burning Skyactiv-Z hybrid tech with six-cylinder power. The rotary could return, too.

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

The FD RX-7's 13B-REW was Mazda's rotary masterpiece—but owning one in 2026 comes with a serious financial commitment.

Designed and championed by self-taught engineer Felix Wankel, the rotary engine is now most closely associated with Japanese automaker Mazda. Many of the greatest Mazdas ever made, including the RX-7 ...

Rotary engines are compact, smooth, and powerful, so why don't more automakers use them? Well, it's complicated.

When most people hear the term "rotary engine," they probably think of Mazda first, as rotary engines have been part and parcel of the Japanese automaker's mantra for decades. In fact, Mazda proclaims ...

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 ...

The piston engine may be the most common type of internal combustion engine found in consumer automotive vehicles. That doesn't mean it's the only option drivers have ever had access to. In the 1960s, ...