Mazda hasn't built a rotary-powered RX sports car in over a decade. The iconic RX-7 may be their most celebrated model, but the RX-8 marked the end of an era when the last one rolled off the ...

Does anyone else think the Mazda RX-8 used to be the coolest thing on the road. It didn’t matter that it wasn’t that fast. Nor that its rotary engine burns oil like Snoop burns “za,” and slurps gas ...

Mazda still wants to build a future with rotary power in one way or another, and the revival of the RX-8 trademark is a way of keeping that legacy alive. Mazda gave the rotary another shot fairly ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

View post: The 2026 Lexus ES’s Design Shift is One of the Most Dramatic I’ve Ever Seen. Here Are My Thoughts. When it comes to engines, the Wankel rotary is one of the lightest and smallest there is, ...