Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of ...

The rotary engine, previously a staple in Mazda's lineup, is an engine design that foregoes the round piston and singular chamber of a regular reciprocal internal combustion engine. Instead, the ...

How the 13B-MSP Renesis evolved from earlier Mazda rotary designs, technical features explained, and common problems and maintenance issues discussed. The 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine powered the ...

Changan’s R05E prototype achieves first ignition, signaling renewed interest in rotary engines but for a wilder application.

Felix Wankel’s rotary engine design is best known for being the heart of Mazda’s beloved RX-series sports cars. Revered for its minuscule size, high power density, unique sound, smooth acceleration, ...

According to a report from motor1.com, the long-awaited MX-30 R-EV is expected to debut at the Brussels Motor Show on January 13, 2023. In addition to the all-electric drive of the MX-30, the R-EV ...

What goes around comes around and around and around. Eleven years after discontinuing it, Mazda has brought back its signature rotary engine in an unusual way. It turned it into a range-extending ...

Joshua is an automotive enthusiast who explores every facet of car culture. With a history of over 30 vehicles, his love for Japanese tuner cars shines. Beyond ownership, he dives into every vehicle, ...

Rotary engines, also known as Wankel engines, have some of the most rabid and loyal followings of lovabale nutjobs of any pretty-much-failed technology. I think rotaries are fantastic, but, let's be ...

Longtime friend of Jalopnik and myself, Tom Jennings, is a huge Rambler fan and walking, moist column of Rambler-knowledge, so when he encounters something Rambler-related he wasn't aware of, you know ...

Looking at all the incredible machines roaming our roads these days you’d be inclined to believe it can’t get better than this when it comes to the combustion engines they use. But if you ask a crew ...

Felix Wankel, a German engineer who invented the rotary engine, is born on Aug. 13, 1902, in Lahr, Germany. Wankel became fascinated with internal combustion engines at an early age and began ...