See firsthand how Flis Performance tears apart a four-rotor racing engine to get it ready for the track again.

Call it resilience or sheer stubbornness, but Mazda still wants to include rotary engines in its future lineup. Of course, ...

The rotary engine, a unique and unconventional design, has provided Mazda with remarkable advantages in the world of racing.

Race cars aren't often remembered unless they mean something special; usually, it's the team or the driver that holds the ...

In the global automotive ocean, Mazda is a pretty small fish. It's also one of the bravest, as its spectacular history shows ...

The engine in question was the Wankel rotary, named after German engineer Felix Wankel, who first patented the concept in 1929. Instead of pistons moving back and forth, the rotary engine used a ...

Mazda has a new technical school, and what better way to learn more about cars than through the program lead for the MX-5?

Tijo is an engineer, mechanic, and an avid content creator with over 5 years of experience as an automotive journalist. His media and publishing journey began with CarHP and CarIndigo, and soon ...

Long before Felix Wankel became synonymous with rotary engines, an inventive Hungarian-American engineer named Stephen M. Balzer secured one of the earliest patents for a rotary-powered automobile on ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...