A deep dive into Mazda’s race-chassis rotary concept: carbon bodywork, E100 ethanol, 450 hp claims, and the infamous 2008 ...

In the late Eighties, a young racing driver from South Africa got his first taste of rotary action when he campaigned a Mazda RX-2 in the national racing series. Taken with the allure of the rotary ...

The RX-7 sits at the center of Mazda lore. Light, sharp, and fearless, it taught a generation that a small rotary can punch above its size. After years of hints, Mazda now points to a follow-up for ...

When Mazda rolled out the gorgeous Iconic SP concept in 2023, the enthusiast collective brain immediately screamed “new RX-7 confirmed!” Now yet another interview with Mazda execs is gently fanning ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

The Mazda Iconic SP sports car concept was first shown at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. The two-seater in Viola Red with 2+2 interior space was promised as a production car, similar in design, in the ...

If there's one thing forever associated with the Wankel rotary engine, it's Mazda. Powering production vehicles from the Cosmo's launch in May 1967 to the last RX-8 leaving the plant in June 2012, the ...

It’s been a long time since Mazda felt like it cared about building something fun other than the MX-5. For a brand that once gave us the RX-7 and the original Miata, the last couple of decades have ...

Rotary-powered cars are a delicate topic at Mazda, and while we keep hearing rumors of a possible revival of the RX series, they do not seem to materialize. Follow us: Sure, some might argue that the ...