The general layout of the motorcycle hasn’t changed much throughout history. There’s an engine or electric motor bolted to ...

This mid-engine Corvette was powered by a rotary engine and had some help from an unexpected European partner.

However, this rotary engine does not drive the wheels directly, but only produces electrical energy for the battery. This in turn provides energy for the electric motor that drives the front wheels.

Accompanying drawings show a rear-wheel-drive vehicle, with what appears to be a transaxle, as well as a version with electric motors powering the front-wheels. Working with the rotary engine ...

Mazda’s rotary engine is coming back in the spotlight, but this time it’s not just a nostalgic callback to the RX-7 glory days. Instead, it’s quietly shaping the brand’s electrified future.

Will we see another rotary-engine-powered sports car from Mazda one day? Who knows. Rumors peg such a car, perhaps called the RX-9, as on and off within the automaker, but we've seen a handful of ...

Rotary engines lived on, with General Motors and Mercedes-Benz experimenting with them in the 1970s and Mazda making them a regular feature in its lineup, notably in the RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars.

The rotary engine may be a signature trait of Mazda's flagship sports cars, but if the RX-9 manages to recapture the essence of the FD RX-7, it will be a desired Japanese sports car long after ...

Well, technically, Mazda did bring back the rotary engine, but it serves as a range extender on the MX-30, which is definitely not a sports car. But maybe, just maybe, that’s about to change.

The rotary engine will kick in when the battery needs charging, even if you tell it to by selecting "Charge" mode. The curb weight of the compact SUV is 3,816 lbs (1,731 kg), so I expected it to ...

Pulse Performance Race Engineering in New Zealand is one of the converted. Warren Overton, its owner, has been toying with rotary engines for more than a decade, and five years ago set up shop and ...

The rotary engine itself has remained mostly unchanged over the last 40 years, so a book published on the rotary engine even 20 years ago wouldn’t be too far off the mark. While you’ll have to ...