In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

The Mazda RX-7 FD3S features a 4-rotor 26B engine producing a high-revving rotary engine note at 11,000 RPM. This video ...

Rotary engines might not be everyone's cup of tea, but they hold a special place in our hearts. They're quirky and unique, and sound unlike any piston engine. This six-rotor RX-7 is a great example of ...

Every once in a while, a revolutionary new design or concept takes the automotive industry by storm. In the 2020s, it's been electric vehicles, but just a few decades earlier, the rotary engine was ...

One of the most important factors of a true driver's car is the noise it makes. Most engine notes can be described by a growl or a hum. But the engine in the Mazda RX-7 sounds like a nest of angry ...

The 26B rotary engine used by the Mazda 767 and 787B race cars is arguably the most iconic and desirable powertrain from the Japanese carmaker. This RX-7 features a custom 26B and was recently ...

When it comes to how safe the LS V8 should feel inside a Chevrolet Corvette's engine bay, the answer is "very." Not only does it provide a more than an adequate match for America's favorite sports car ...

Few vehicles sound quite as remarkable as a Mazda with a high-revving rotary engine and this RX-7 is perhaps one of the most incredible in the United States. The owner of this RX-7 has been racing and ...

The oil crisis of the early 1970s nearly forced Mazda to abandon rotary engine designs due to their fuel consumption, at a time of downsizing in the industry. But the existing 12A engine family that ...