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

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.

The Great Pyramid of Giza has been the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years, at 481 feet (146.6 meters) high. This Wonder of the Ancient World is still a major attraction ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...