The Wankel, better known as the rotary engine, has always held a unique place in the world of performance cars. Compact, lightweight, and capable of high revs, a rotary offered an alternative to ...

When people think of Japan’s turbo era, the golden period of which occurred roughly from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s, ...

In its standard form, the Mazda 13B Rotary engine has two rotors that make a distinct 'brap-brap' while at idle, and a 9,000 RPM scream on full tilt. It's a two-stroke dream of an engine with a cult ...

Mazda has long had a knack for crafting beautiful concept cars, and at the Japan Mobility Show, it reminded everyone of that talent by revealing two of them. The standout is the Vision-X Coupe, a ...

The Renault R5 Turbo, a mid-engine rally homologation special based on a front-wheel drive hatchback, is not a subtle car to begin with. It might be even less subtle with an unusual engine in its ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

This Corvette C6 takes engine swaps to another level with a 3-rotor single-turbo Mazda RX-7 powerplant under the hood.

Triple six (666), often has a symbolic meaning in faith and religion, as it is usually associated with the "Number of the Beast" from the Book of Revelation, although in pop culture it also has other ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

A Wankel engine is a type of rotary engine, but not all rotary engines are Wankel engines. Wrapping your mind around this idea will help you to better understand the similarities as well as the ...

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 ...