Last week, we discussed the operation of the four-stroke (Otto cycle) engine, the kind in most of our cars and trucks. Whether the engine is fueled by gasoline and ignited by a spark or with diesel ...

Mazda stunned the world with the RX-Vision concept last year and now we have the first details on its new rotary engine. Currently under development, Mazda’s next-generation rotary engine has been the ...

The 2004 Mazda RX-8 arrived as a high-stakes bet that sports car buyers would still embrace a rotary engine in an era ...

Mazda’s new rotary engine made its appearance in the range-extender Mazda MX-30 PHEV in 2023 and is due in the US shortly. It’s the first new rotary engine produced by the company since the ...

Yes. You read that correctly. has been experimenting with hydrogen as an energy carrier for a long time. In fact, I wrote about it way back in Tech Tidbits, July 1992. Not long afterward, Mazda ...

I don't expect air-cooled engines to ever make a comeback, but there have been some relatively recent developments that could bring the rotary back into Mazda's lineup here in the states. An ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

Mazda has not given up on rotary technology, but the automaker might employ it for a different kind of automobile. Instead of powering a car, the rotary engine could be operated by Mazda as a range ...

It's the rumor that never dies: the one that mentions how Mazda will be hitting the market with a highly impractical but hugely appealing rotary engine to invoke nostalgia. And it seems to resurface.