There are many different forms of internal combustion engines, but most use the same basic principle. Explosions in the combustion chamber move pistons up and down to spin a crankshaft. That ...

Mazda, for all its visibility has had its shortcomings, particularly when it comes to engines. While there are viable options ...

In its standard form, the Mazda 13B Rotary engine has two rotors that make a distinct 'brap-brap' while at idle, and a 9,000 RPM scream on full tilt. It's a two-stroke dream of an engine with a cult ...

The 1990s was a decade of firsts for the auto industry. The Acura NSX had proved that cutting-edge performance cars could also be practical daily drivers, while cars like the Nissan Skyline GT-R and ...

The world’s car companies’ great drive to Wankel-style rotary engines in the 1960s and early ‘70s was massive—and largely a dead end. NSU, the company that created the Wankel, won plaudits with its ...

How many rotors are too many? While most Mazda engine builders and tuners wouldn’t dare to build an engine with more than four rotors, a company out of New Zealand has built a six-rotor engine for the ...

Combination car nuts/Monty Python fanatics can't hear the words "Wankel rotary engine" without imagining John Cleese's pompous English accent turning it into a dirty phrase. For the power-lusting ...