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 ...

The rotary's reliability problem was mostly an owner problem. Here's the disciplined playbook that keeps FC 13Bs alive.

Did you know that Mazda once sold an RX-8 powered by hydrogen? In fact, the rotary engine used in the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE could run on either gasoline or hydrogen. When running on hydrogen, there ...

It's been more than a decade since Mazda finally killed off the RX-8, and ever since then, the Japanese automaker has continually teased us with the promise of a new rotary-powered sports car that ...

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The Mazda Vision X-Coupe concept was revealed at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. The four-door show car has a plug-in hybrid powertrain that integrates an electric motor and a two-rotor rotary engine.

For better or worse, Mazda and the rotary engine are connected like vintage champagne and Gouda cheese. The rotary has since made a comeback in the Euro-only Mazda MX-30 Skyactiv R-EV, but it has ...