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 ...

Typically, when we think of the Wankel rotary engine as a whole, we first think of Mazda. Back in the early 1960s, Mazda was keenly interested in developing the rotary engine, specifically the Wankel ...

In the early 1960s, Mazda was facing a crisis. The Japanese government, seeking to mold its nascent automotive industry into a powerful global force, had set in motion plans to combine the many ...

Welcome to Forgotten Cars, where we highlight fascinating cars and engines that are obscure, unrecognized and lost to the passage of time. With Holden having released the first shots of their new ...

The last example of Mazda’s venerated rotary engine left the company’s Hiroshima factory last Friday, bringing to an end 45 years of rotary-engine production. Felled by a lethal combination of ...