The rotary engine has been absent on the frontline for quite some time, and it's on the way back. But not with Mazda.

Mazda has never been scared to try something different, and its 1990s luxury coupe embodies this approach as well as any other car built by the brand.

You'd think measuring an engine's displacement would be simple, but there's a long history of trying to figure out how to categorize the Wankel.

Launched in the late 1960s, the Ro 80 wasn't just the world's first mass-produced sedan with rotary power, but also one of the most innovative production vehicles of its era. Follow us: The rotary ...

Today's Nice Price or No Dice RX-7 is a time warp both in condition and in the fact that it has a Wankel rotary engine nestled behind its pointy prow. Let's see if its price is equally old-school. I ...

Rob Dahm, notorious rotary-powered car builder, has firmly jumped into the deep end of the pool with his latest project: The world's only 15.7-liter, tri-turbo Y12 rotary engine. If that doesn't make ...

The 40ACS Wankel engine possesses a notable power-to-weight ratio. The engine generates 5 hp and weighs 4.4 lb (2 kg). This results in a power-to-weight ratio of 1.14 hp/lb. This exceeds the 1.0 hp/lb ...