Every time Mazda files a patent with the word "rotary" anywhere near it, the same ritual plays out. Enthusiast outlets dust ...

A new Mazda patent describes an EGR system built for the rotary engine, tackling the emissions weakness that ended the RX-8's ...

A fresh US patent filing takes on the exact emissions weakness that has kept Mazda's rotary revival stuck on concept-car ...

Mazda’s rotary engine has spent much of the past decade looking like an engineering curiosity from another era, but a newly ...

Mazda refuses to let the rotary engine die, for better or worse. A recently published patent from the Japanese automaker ...

The rotary engine has been a Mazda staple since 1967. It powered one of the most famous and eccentric Japanese sports car line-ups, the RX-series, until 2012 when Mazda discontinued pure ...

The automaker's newest innovation could correct the excessive emissions that helped scupper the unique drivetrain ...

Mazda and the rotary engine have a relationship that refuses to end. Years after the RX-8 disappeared from showrooms, the ...

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The Mazda Iconic SP concept of the 2023 Japan Mobility Show was the sign of a new Mazda sports car that we’ve been awaiting for a decade—no, two. The Wankel rotary-powered, popup headlight-equipped ...

After years of rumors and experimentation behind closed doors, the Mazda rotary engine is officially back. The Vision X-Coupe, a plug-in hybrid concept showcased at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, has ...

View post: The 2027 Lexus ES 500e Ushers in a New Age For the Brand. This is How I’d Configure It. When it comes to engines, the Wankel rotary is one of the lightest and smallest there is, not to ...