Does anyone remember the “Put a bird on it” sketch from the comedy series Portlandia? Pretty basic premise really: a couple ...

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...

Since the engine is mounted longitudinally, it powers only the rear wheels, which is a role reversal for the typically front-wheel drive RAV4. Between the shoebox engine and its rear wheels is a ...

Could there possibly be a rotary engine with 12 rotors? The answer is yes, and here’s everything we know about it including ...

Add CarBuzz to your Google News feed. Perhaps the most famous rotary-powered Mazda of all time is the RX-7, and specifically, the FD model. It wasn't the first generation of RX-7 to use rotary power.

Mazda isn't ready to give up on bringing the ... with universities to update the engine's design. Rumors of a new RX-7 have been heard for years. In 2013, Kogai clearly said that it wasn't happening.

Avarvarii Automotive Artworks (aka 'avarvarii' on social media) has taken a good, extended look at Mazda and Toyota's plans ...

Avarvarii Automotive Artworks (aka 'avarvarii' on social media) has taken a good, extended look at Mazda's next plans and ...

The RX-3 wasn’t the next rotary Mazda produced – that ... intoxicating cars I’ve ever experienced. Mazda UK bought its first-generation RX-7 with just 50 miles on the clock.

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Yeah, some Aussies seem to think it heralds the arrival of the long-awaited successor to the RX-7 and RX-8 ... RX-9 rumors. Is Mazda finally going to be bringing a rotary back to market?

Mazda is once again manufacturing the rotary engine, but before you get too excited thinking it’ll be found in a sporty Mazda RX-7 successor, best temper those expectations. That’s because the ...