The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since ... on an eccentric shaft which is analogous to the crankshaft of a piston powered engine.

And that, in turn, means that it is very difficult to turn a profit on vehicles with rotary engines, particularly for a small automaker like Mazda. There is a sliver of hope, though. "We are the ...

Mazda built its last rotary engine on Friday, June 22. By final, we mean the line that assembled Renesis engines for Mazda's RX-8 sports car was idled, and there are currently no plans to restart ...

Mazda began 1920 as Toyo Kogyo Co ... moving vertically in a cylindrical chamber to turn a crankshaft to generate power, a ...

the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever wondered how these worked, why not print a model?

On Sept. 14, the automaker unveiled its first rotary engine-mounted passenger car for the Japanese market in 11 years. The vehicle in question is the plug-in Mazda MX-30 Rotary-EV gas-electric ...

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 ...