Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...

In order to understand the value of the correct spark plugs in a rotary engine, you first must understand a bit of how a ...

We look at why Mazda introduced the three-rotor 20B Wankel rotary engine, and why it only ever saw service in the Cosmo coupe ...

What does 1,350 pounds feel like flying down a steep, winding road with 400 horsepower from a turbo RX7 Mazda rotary engine? Curious how a rotary engine works or do you just love a rotary engine sound ...