There's exactly one rotary-engined car that has ever won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Mazda is putting it on a plane. The ...

Mazda Motorsports will headline the 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion with a landmark gathering of iconic race cars — ...

Mazda signed up as a licensee for Wankel’s rotary technology in 1961, and soon got to grips with the main problems (having ...

Hours of Le Mans, the legendary Mazda 787B returns to the Circuit de la Sarthe in France this July 2 to 5, 2026 for the 24 ...

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.

Rotary engines carry a mixed public reputation that is partly justified and partly overstated. The Wankel design presents mechanical weaknesses that piston engines do not face. Apex seal degradation ...

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Sometimes we get fixated on things: songs, hobbies, or romantic interests. But that sometimes also happens in the automotive space – whether the real one or the fictional realm. If you want an ...

The Japanese automaker Mazda is currently focused on its most important new models, which are two compact crossover SUVs. But the rumor mill and the parallel universes of vehicular CGI, along with the ...

The engine in question was the Wankel rotary, named after German engineer Felix Wankel, who first patented the concept in 1929. Instead of pistons moving back and forth, the rotary engine used a ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

Rotary engines have always stood apart from traditional piston designs, earning both admiration and skepticism in equal measure. Known for their high-revving nature, compact size, and unmistakable ...