Mazda sold only 2,896 RX-8 cars last year, with 1,245 of them in North America and 963 in Japan. Cumulative sales of Mazda vehicles with rotary engines total about 1.995 million as of the end of ...

On this feature of the FRAME, we explore the Production line of rotary engines Mazda MX-30. Check out how these ...

The rotary engine may have mostly been abandoned for the piston design found in most conventional car engines, but a couple ...

First, rumors said Mazda would kill the rotary engine in the MX-30: the range extender would not be feasible. Asked about it, the company said it was not the case but that it had no date for that.

Mazda has officially relaunched rotary engine development once more, six years after the automaker assimilated rotary engineers into its broad-spectrum engine development program. Following last ...

Mazda last built a car powered by a rotary engine in 2012, the RX-8, but had to abandon it largely to poor fuel efficiency and emissions. It has continued to work on the technology, however, as it ...

The rotary engine was first used by Mazda in 1967 in the Mazda Cosmo Sport (also known as the 110S). The Japanese automaker said since then it has produced more than 2 million rotary engines, more ...

Mazda then used the rotary engine in a variety of small cars, and even in a compact pickup. But it wasn't until 1978 that the rotary engine was embraced in a big way.

The rotary-powered Mazda 787B. Recognizing the engine’s potential, more than 100 companies rushed to license Wankel’s rotary design, but very few saw the engine to fruition.

However, Mazda’s powerplant engineering department also hides a valuable gem for enthusiasts. We’re talking about one of the developments that define the company, the rotary engine.

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 ...

Another day, another Mazda rotary engine story, except this time, it’s from the automaker itself instead of a third-party speculator. Mazda announced a new ...