The Mazda 787B carved its name into motorsport history in 1991 as the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter ...

Rotary engines are already known for their high RPM; the smaller they get, the higher they tend to rev. So what happens when the world’s smallest rotary engine gets put to the test? Well, 30,000 RPM ...

The Mazda rotary engine was the rebel of the automotive world. Compact, rev-happy, and unlike anything else on the road, it set the brand apart for decades. From Le Mans glory to affordable sports ...

When it comes to rotary swaps, we’re most accustomed to seeing Mazda’s 13B Wankel engine dropped into cars for its compact size and great power output. However, Mazda isn’t the only company that built ...

The rotary engine is unique in its success and failure and its ability to make an impact with a completely different way of thinking. As it is, every production car for the last 130 years, aside from ...

Mazda teased out the possible return of the rotary engine as a range extender in the MX-30 earlier this year, but now the rotary’s return appears to be official for Mazda’s new crossover. In a video ...

For a time, the Wankel rotary engine seemed like the future. In 1963, German automaker NSU—later absorbed into Audi—debuted the Wankel Spider, the first internal-combustion production car not powered ...