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Mazda Is Bringing The Rotary Back To The U.S., But Not Like That

Mazda, a company with a history of making engines that spin (although it hasn’t in a minute) is bringing the rotary…

Adam Ismail

1/05/21 4:25PM

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Mazda's Next Rotary Engine Likely To Be In The MX-30

We first heard about this thing almost two years ago now: a new rotary engine from Mazda. But not apparently for the RX-9

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Mazda has informed the world that it is celebrating its 100th birthday today. I hope I look half this good when I’m 100.

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Mazda's Chinese Branch Just Teased A Big Rotary Announcement

Our sources in China have informed us, via coded telegraph, that Chang’an Mazda, the joint venture between China and…

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What Year Is This, 2008?

The Mazda RX-8 is a rotary-powered sports car that was produced from 2003 to 2012. It is now past 2012, which makes…

Kristen Lee

7/24/19 2:40PM

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Car BuyingFound for Sale

Is This Really an Ultra-Rare Mercedes C111 Wankel Rotor and Housing for Sale on Ebay?

Mazda and NSU tend to get all the credit for Wankel rotary engines in cars, but Mercedes also did quite a bit of…

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Here's Hundreds of Rotary Cars and Their Glorious Roar

The rotary engine, an engine whose mechanical novelty distracts from questions about its usefulness, revs extremely…

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This Car Is S O L O U D

Yesterday I put up a story detailing some of the shortcomings of the two-rotor engine that came stock in the Mazda…

Raphael Orlove

1/15/19 2:30PM

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Car CultureNostalgia You Can Taste

Why the Mazda RX-8's Rotary Isn't as Good as the RX-7's Before It

I’ve always wondered why big-power rotary tuners always picked older engines from the last RX-7 rather than the…

Raphael Orlove

1/14/19 7:45PM

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Car BuyingMazdaSports/Coupes

A 1993 Mazda RX-7 Was The Most Intense Bone Stock Car I've Driven

Among the plethora of super-sophisticated Japanese sports cars that spawned from the 1990s—the Nissan 300ZX, Acura…

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The Mazda RX-7 Turns 40 And Remains A Sports Car Legend

This year marks the 40th birthday of one of the greatest sports cars ever made: the wedge-shaped, rotary powered Mazd…

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Watch A Wankel Rotary Engine’s Beautiful Explosions Through A Transparent Housing

YouTuber Warped Perception built a transparent Wankel rotary engine in his shop, and the resulting footage of the…

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A New Mazda Rotary Sports Car Won't Be Coming For Years

Look at me, this is my surprised face. I’m so surprised that there probably won’t be a rotary-powered Mazda anytime…

Kristen Lee

10/27/17 11:54AM

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Beyond CarsMotorcycles

Let's Have A Close Look At The Hercules W-2000: The World's First Rotary Motorcycle

The rotary-powered Hercules W-2000 motorcycle is real. I know this, because I saw one with my own eyes at Merks…

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The Next Generation Mazda3 Is Coming Soon And It May Have New Engine Technology

Mazda may be well on its way to introducing a new Mazda3 already, and reports indicate the new model may be bringing…

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Your Reminder That Mazda Once Built An Awesome Rotary-Powered Luxury Bus

When people talk about Mazda’s 13B twin-rotor Wankel engine, they tend to imagine lowered, twin-turbocharged FD…

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If You're Going To Buy A Mazda RX-8 Now Is Probably The Time

Don’t buy a Mazda RX-8, but if you’re going to anyway, now is probably the best time to do so.

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Check This Out

Formula Drift Japan is this weekend at nowhere else but the legendary Ebisu circuit. That means Mad Mike is there,…

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Mazda's Cosmo Turns 50 Today So Let's All Celebrate Wacky Rotary Sports Cars

Fifty years ago today, Mazda sent a shockwave through the industry by offering for sale the world’s first rotary…

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Please Listen To The Crazy Chop On The Legendary Four-Rotor Mazda 787B

The Mazda 787B is famous for its ear-piercing wail at high RPM, made possible by its four-rotor engine. Rarely do we…

Raphael Orlove

4/27/17 5:47PM

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