You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.

The rotary is kind of like the Rudy (from the movie “Rudy”) of engines. It’s a little smaller than the others, and might not be quite as good, but you can’t help rooting for it. Mazda says that you ...

Unlike a Wankel rotary engine, the Avadi eliminates the traditional crankshaft entirely, as the cylinder and piston rotate within the case during its stroke. Everything very much looks and functions ...

The rotary engine was an unconventional design that delivered great power for its size. Here's what's good and bad about it.

Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...