Mazda wasn’t the only company to pursue the humorously titled Wankel rotary engine. Regardless, the power plant has been a trademark of Mazda’s technical ...

Rotary engines don’t feel like a thing of the past, but in terms of production cars powered by the high-revving intricacies, they’ve been gone for a while. A decade ago on June 21, 2012, the last ...

The 2004 Mazda RX-8 arrived as a high-stakes bet that sports car buyers would still embrace a rotary engine in an era ...

Engine swaps generally connotate a smaller engine being replaced by a bigger one. But what if instead of a larger engine, you wanted one that was altogether different? One that worked in a manner ...

The Mazda RX-8 is a car we’ve personally tried to like many times before, but there are just so many red flags. But this one ...

Car culture is a funny thing.It doesn’t seem to matter if you grow up around hot rods, lowriders, race cars or off-roaders, once you’ve been indoctrinated into the world of motorized fun and games, ...

The beep is back. It’s not exactly the tingly, joy-buzzer siren of the late, lamented RX-7 but rather a clear, solid tone that announces you’ve reached the rarefied redline of 9000 rpm. To fans of the ...

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 ...

RX-Evolv two years ago and shown as the RX-8 at the Detroit Motor Show in January this year, will now definitely go into production. It will bring a rotary engine car back into the Mazda line up and ...

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