Changan’s R05E prototype achieves first ignition, signaling renewed interest in rotary engines but for a wilder application.

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 ...

When Mazda discontinued the RX-8, most people assumed the rotary engine was finished. The RX-8 was the last production car to use Mazda's signature Wankel rotary, and its departure seemed to signal ...

Although production of the mass-produced Wankel engine ended when the last 2012 Mazda RX-8 rolled off the assembly line, the Japanese automaker hasn't given up development of its signature rotary ...