Wankel's Rotary Engine Was A Hit The stylish Spider — available in Alfa Red or Lily White — was the world's first production ...

Amidst the Space Race of the 1960s, this Mazda aimed for the stars - paving the way for other rotaries in the Mazda orbit.

In 1991, Mazda entered two 787Bs into the 24 Hours of Le Mans and made history as the first Japanese-made car ... engines that were detuned to 700 horsepower. Afterward, the FIA announced that ...

We all know about opinions – everyone’s got one etcetera – but there’s perhaps nothing quite as divisive in the automotive world as the rotary engine. Aficionados will wax lyrical about ...

Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for electric cars, there's no better ... it's still fascinating to watch, first because it's something you don't get to ...

Not to undersell the Cosmo – Mazda’s first ever rotary production vehicle ... links to the most recent Wankel-engined car, the RX-8. The 12A engine is remarkably smooth, spinning with no ...

The first working prototype was produced ... The RX series of sports cars has been synonymous with Wankel rotary engines for decades. The last model was the RX-8, discontinued in 2011.

Mazda built its last rotary engine on Friday ... engine has seen a few stutters since Mazda put the first dual-rotor Wankel in a production car in 1967. Of course, it's always possible that ...

On Sept. 14, the automaker unveiled its first rotary engine-mounted passenger car for the Japanese market in 11 years. The vehicle in question is the plug-in Mazda MX-30 Rotary-EV gas-electric ...

Mazda is developing laser ignition technology to use in its next generation of rotary engines instead of spark plugs, potentially improving efficiency.