A Mazda RX 7 FD3S powered by a 4 rotor 26B engine revs to an incredible 11000rpm, delivering razor sharp rotary tones and pure high rev sound. No music — only raw rotary engine noise.

This 9000rpm Mazda ND Miata powered by a 4-rotor twin-turbo 26B engine delivers extreme rotary noise, violent boost, and raw high-rev sound. No music — only pure 26B fury.

Changan’s R05E prototype achieves first ignition, signaling renewed interest in rotary engines but for a wilder application.

Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru on Tuesday announced plans for joint engine development aimed at reducing emissions. The goal of the project is to achieve carbon neutrality with internal-combustion engines, ...

Over-the-top rotary builds are an enthusiast tradition. Because so few rotary cars have been made, the limits of the engine type haven't been fully exploited by automakers. It's been tuners who have ...

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of ...

Kennedy is not just another writer. Since the early 2000s, before televisions were a thing in every household, he enjoyed his dad's stories of the Safari Rally cars. He finally got a chance to attend ...

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 ...

Wankel engines first saw use in production cars as early as 1964 — and not even in a Mazda, but rather in an NSU. That little single-rotor powerplant quickly evolved into the more typical two-rotor ...