Yup, they’re still at it
No pistons, no problem
In simple (verging on simplistic) terms, it's an engine with one or more rotors that rotate - go figure - instead of pistons that reciprocate. The basic principles of internal combustion - suck, squeeze, bang, blow - still apply, but the method by which this
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In 1967, Mazda began selling the Cosmo Sport 110S. It was the Japanese carmaker's first-ever sports car, and it was also the world's first production twin-rotor, rotary engine car. Fast forward 50 years, and the rotary technology has
by Jason Tulio
The history of Mazda: Part 1
The mountains are bathed in bluish-purple pre-dawn light as I step out of the Kokusai Kanko Ryokan in Iwakuni City. I'm dressed in a traditional Japanese yukata, camera in hand, eager to snap a few pictures of the famous
by Niky Tamayo
They just keep coming back to it
Those who know Mazda and its place in car culture will always associate it with the rotary engine. But why is this powerplant design so important to Mazda? How does it work, really? And if it's so good, why haven't
by Dinzo Tabamo
Another sad news
As the month of June wraps up this weekend, so too does Mazda's production of the RX-8 sports car--as we previously reported in April--and its rotary engine, 45 years after the Japanese carmaker began mass-producing the innovative
The return of the RX-something?
It seems Mazda isn't finished with the rotary engine as WardsAuto.com has reported that the Japanese carmaker "may be on the verge of a major rotary breakthrough."Citing Mitsuo Hitomi, general manager of the brand's powertrain development, WardsAuto.com
