The Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S proved the twin-rotor engine could survive years before the RX-7 made rotary performance famous.

Cars using a Wankel rotary are certain to attract collectors' attention. These are 10 to take a look at.

Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...

After years of rumors and experimentation behind closed doors, the Mazda rotary engine is officially back. The Vision X-Coupe, a plug-in hybrid concept showcased at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, has ...

Mazda hasn’t had a pure sports car outside of the MX-5 Miata in ages; the RX-8 feels like an ancient relic at this point. So it was a big deal when the company showed off its gorgeous Iconic SP ...

Used Japanese sports car shoppers often chase the same famous names, but these five overlooked models bring real character, ...

Wankel rotary engines, typically but not exclusively found in Mazdas, certainly lean on the "quirkier" side of modern powertrain systems, made quirkier because most rotary-powered cars on the road ...

Perfectly tuning the heat range of an engine's spark plugs is something of a dark art to all but the most well versed tuners and the engineering egg heads at automotive OEMs. Getting the spark plug ...

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of each design. The “correct” answer is thus to combine both into a single ...

View post: GM Says This Strange Trax and Trailblazer Vibration Is Normal One of the first major automotive shows covered globally is the Tokyo Auto Salon, annually held in January. It serves as the ...