The rotary engine has been a Mazda staple since 1967. It powered one of the most famous and eccentric Japanese sports car line-ups, the RX-series, until 2012 when Mazda discontinued pure ...

The rotary's reliability problem was mostly an owner problem. Here's the disciplined playbook that keeps FC 13Bs alive.

The rotary was the most radical rethink of the combustion engine in over a hundred years — and it paid the price for being different. Mazda introduced the innovative Wankel rotary engine in the 1967 ...

The Mazda 787B carved its name into motorsport history in 1991 as the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter ...

The most famous rotary engine in motorsport history is coming to America. Mazda Motorsports will headline the 2026 Rolex ...

Mazda's 787B cemented its place in history by winning Le Mans in 1991, but it never competed at the highest level after that. Here's what happened to it.

The Iconic SP is almost certain to house the new rotary powertrain announced by CEO Moro. It’s official. The rotary is coming back. Earlier this month at the Tokyo Auto Salon, Japan’s biggest car ...

Mazda is known for many things, not least for championing the iconic rotary engine in cars like the RX-7 and RX-8. The Japanese automaker has a good track record with more conventional piston engines ...

Many mainstream automakers are moving away from sports cars. But not Mazda, which seems set to offer two different models. We’ve already reported on the company’s planning for what will become the ...