The Mazda RX-7, especially the third-generation model, is largely responsible for making the rotary engine popular. It's arguably the most iconic Mazda out there, but that's because we forget about ...

The internal combustion engine, for all its mechanical sophistication, still runs on a 19th-century mechanical idea: pistons rising and falling, a crankshaft spinning, a steam-age architecture ...

The rotary engine was an unconventional design that delivered great power for its size. Here's what's good and bad about it.

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You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.

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It rose to prominence in the Mazda RX-7 model line, but the last new car feature one was the Mazda RX-8. Since then, Mazda has been continually developing the technology with the aim of bringing it ...

Mazda is still working on the next-generation rotary engine, but its next shot at life is reportedly set to involve hydrogen. Rumors claim the next-generation rotary engine from Mazda, is set to be ...

It seems like we've been waiting forever for Mazda to come out with a new rotary engine. The last production car to use the unique powerplant was the RX-8, and that car was cancelled all the way back ...

The Wankel rotary engine is known for its troubled life in the mainstream automotive industry, its high power-to-weight ratio, and the intoxicating buzz it makes at full tilt. Popular with die-hard ...

Rotaries are truly fascinating engines. They’re small, lightweight and unlike anything else on the road. Also, people keep saying something about a spinning Dorito? One of the coolest Lego projects we ...

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