The inline configuration is arguably the most common automotive engine design for plenty of reasons, including simplicity and the low cost of producing these motors. We also have plants with the ...

Mazda is still working on the next-generation rotary engine, but its next shot at life is reportedly set to involve hydrogen. Rumors claim the next-generation rotary engine from Mazda, is set to be ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model was filed with the ...

The Wankel rotary engine was made popular by Mazda, who built rotary style engines from in production cars such as the RX-7, RX-8, and others from 1967 to 2012. The Wankel rotary engine is unique in ...

The Mazda 787B carved its name into motorsport history in 1991 as the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter ...

Click to open image viewer. Power rating: 82 kW (110 hp) at 1,300 rpm Displacement: 15.1 L (920 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 112 mm (4.41 in.) x 170 mm (6.69 in.) Societe des Moteurs Le Rhone of Paris ...

The end of production of the RX-8 11 years ago also marked the end of the rotary engine era not just at Mazda, but at all manufacturers. After that, the rotary engine was sent into a slumber, which ...

Rotaries are truly fascinating engines. They’re small, lightweight and unlike anything else on the road. Also, people keep saying something about a spinning Dorito? One of the coolest Lego projects we ...

It rose to prominence in the Mazda RX-7 model line, but the last new car feature one was the Mazda RX-8. Since then, Mazda has been continually developing the technology with the aim of bringing it ...

Mazda's latest rotary-engine model, the RX3, falls between the two models the Japanese company has been selling in the U.S., the R100 and the RX2. It's about 9 in. longer and 5 in. wider than the R100 ...

Mazda has been building new parts for the original MX-5 Miata for a couple of years and even offers a full restoration service over in Japan. Now it's expanding the parts program to the RX-7, ...

In the early '90s, Mazda's rotary-powered RX-7 was the quintessential Japanese two-seat sports car. But then the Miata ...