I nvented by a German but perfected by the Japanese, the Wankel rotary engine is best-known for powering a slew of brilliant ...

As interesting as this concept is, it still has a long way to go before reaching production lines, not to mention its applications may be limited ...

Since the engine is mounted longitudinally, it powers only the rear wheels, which is a role reversal for the typically front-wheel drive RAV4. Between the shoebox engine and its rear wheels is a ...

Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel. The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since the late 1950’s.

Originally, the car used a 1.8L 4-cylinder engine which made 142 hp and 125 lb-ft of torque. The team swapped the old engine for the two-rotor 13B rotary engine from a Mazda RX-7. Equipped with a ...

Mark it down, auto enthusiasts.Mazda built its last rotary engine on Friday, June 22. By final, we mean the line that assembledRenesis engines for Mazda's RX-8 sports car was idled, and there are ...

A rotary engine also isn’t very fuel efficient and ... while the C111-II had a 0-62mph time of just 4.9sec. However, even Mercedes’ engineers couldn’t make it work properly, citing ...

However, it contradicts earlier reports about a rotary-powered Mazda and a 4-cylinder Supra ... borrowing Mazda’s inline-six turbocharged engine found in the CX SUVs. More: Toyota Hints At ...

The latest version adds a rotary engine to its compact predecessor, with prices ranging from 4.2 million yen ($28,000) to 4.9 million yen after tax. The MX-30 Rotary-EV will arrive on the Japanese ...

Idled for 11 years, Mazda Motor Corp.'s famed rotary engine is set to roar back to life this spring, this time helping to power a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The rotary engine, which Mazda was the ...