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…
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 RX-8.…
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 Renesis…
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 NSX,…
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 Mazda…
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…
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…
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 Motor…
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…
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 RX-7s…
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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Formula Drift Japan is this weekend at nowhere else but the legendary Ebisu circuit. That means Mad Mike is there, and…
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…
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…
Listen To A Screaming Quad-Rotor Mazda Silence One Of The World's Coolest Inline Sixes
The 1990s Nissan R33 Skyline in this video has a 3.0 liter RB30DET, an engine that was never sold from the factory, an…
Face It, A Mazda Rotary Sports Car Just Isn't Meant To Be
Last night, Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai abruptly shut down any notion that his company was currently working on a sports…
Mazda CEO Says New Rotary Sports Car Totally Isn't Happening, So That Sucks
Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai put the kibosh on any sort of rotary sports car, hybrid-rotary sports car, or basically any…
Your Perfect Mazda RX-8 With No Problems Ever Has A Recall For A Potential Fuel Leak
We’ve all been convinced that some RX-8 hasn’t had any problems like those other RX-8s. Definitely not. That one RX-8…
New Mazda Rotary Sports Car Approved For 2020: Report
A prototype of a new rotary-powered Mazda ‘RX-9' has been approved by the company’s board of directors to hit…
Tiny Rotary Engine That's Not A Wankel Powers Go-Kart For The First Time
Like many of our readers, I have an unhealthy fascination with rotary and other non-reciprocating piston engines. In…