The Mazda rotary sports car is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, since the first introduction of the 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S. To help mark the occasion, Mazda has brought together a collection of classic rotary-powered models for a special presentation and epic photo gallery. The collection includes all […]
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Mazda confirms new rotary coming for 50th anniversary?
Mazda has rotary fans spinning out like chooks on a rotisserie, with some very cryptic literature in its quarterly Zoom Zoom magazine. There is a section in the magazine dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Mazda rotary engine, marking half a century since the debut of the Wankel-engined Cosmo. […]
Mazda classic car museum opens in Germany, first outside Japan
Mazda has opened up an impressive classic car museum in Germany, celebrating the carmaker’s illustrious 100-year history in creating interesting and innovative vehicles. The museum, called Frey’s Mazda Classic Car Museum, is a joint project between a local Mazda dealer (Auto Frey) and Mazda Germany. It includes an exhibit of […]
Top 10 best rotary videos on the internet
There’s a section of car enthusiasts out there who think pistons are pathetic, and the bwap-bwap of a rotary is pure music. Invented by German Felix Wankel in the 1950s, the rotary engine is unique in that it doesn’t use a conventional valvetrain or crankshaft and is the only mainstream […]
Mazda hybrid patents surface, rotary engine to be used?
Rotary fans have been tormented by on-again, off-again flip-flopping with intentions to bring back the revered chook-cooker from Mazda. One minute it rolls out concepts such as the Taiki, the heart-meltingly gorgeous Furai LeMans prototype with triple rotors and 340kW, and as recently as late-2015 with the RX-Vision concept. For […]
Mazda RX-4 gets insane custom 6-rotor rotary engine (video)
When it comes to custom modified cars, Australia’s culture is extremely rich, as evidenced by our Summernats 30 coverage. It looks like New Zealand is always coming up with some of the more amazing and innovative examples lately, though, and we’re bloody sick of it. Just kidding, we don’t know […]
Mazda RX-9 apparently on track for 2019 – report
The on-again off-again rotary Mazda sports car has finally been given the go ahead, according to Japanese publication Holiday Auto. Even before the RX-VISION (pictured) was revealed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, speculation was rife about a successor to the RX-7 and RX-8 rotary coupes. Apparently it will feature […]
LiquidPiston creates revolutionary ultra-compact rotary engine
LiquidPiston, a start-up company based in the US state of Connecticut, has installed a 70cc prototype X mini engine into a go-kart. The revolutionary new engine, which weighs just 18kg and puts out 5kW, offers a power density of 3.3kW/kg. In addition, it is 30 per cent smaller than a […]