Mazda's rotary engines come in various shape and sizes. From the popular 13B, to the lesser-spotted 20B, to the racy 26B.

A German engineer, Felix Wankel, is credited with developing the world's first rotary engine in the 1950s. Wankel rotary engines use a triangular rotor spinning in a semi-oval case on an eccentric ...

The film discusses the development and advantages of the Wankel rotary engine, introduced by Felix Wankel in the early 20th century. It highlights the simplicity, fewer moving parts, and efficiency of ...

If there's one thing forever associated with the Wankel rotary engine, it's Mazda. Powering production vehicles from the Cosmo's launch in May 1967 to the last RX-8 leaving the plant in June 2012, the ...

Rotary engines have almost completely gone out of production, but they’re still beloved by enthusiasts. Eschewing pistons for a spinning three-sided rotor, they rev to the moon and sound great doing ...

When the 1967 Mazda Cosmo sports car hit the market, it was considered one of the most futuristic and cutting-edge models on offer at the time. This was chiefly due to its use of a Wankel engine, also ...

Mustafa has been interested in cars for as long as he can remember. He's gone from collecting Hotwheel cars as a kid to, well..... let's face it, driving a regular Toyota Corolla today because it's ...

Internal combustion engines have still got a few punches left in them. Case in point: Kiwi drifter "Mad Mike" Whiddett has unveiled "the wildest drift car I could think of," built around the world's ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Japanese automaker Mazda added a little Wankel engine to its ...

Amrit has been in love with trucks ever since the first time he rode in his dad's work truck when he was 5 years old. Over the years, he has fallen in love with classic cars and spends all his spare ...