While most of the industry is embracing electrification, the rotary engine fan base is still going strong, with plenty of aficionados hoping for the Wankel motor to return, obviously with the help of ...

For 25 years, Pettit has been active in endurance road racing, building a name for itself with upgrades for the Mazda RX-7. How does the new RX-8--a great sports car straight out of the box--respond ...

Mazda’s iconic Wankel rotary engines may be neat pieces of engineering, but they have ill reputes that aren’t entirely undeserved. They lack torque, chug gas and oil alike, and are so sensitive to ...

The 2004 Mazda RX-8 arrived as a high-stakes bet that sports car buyers would still embrace a rotary engine in an era ...