When we think about Mazda's Wankel rotary engine and the models it was used in, images of the RX-7, RX-8, and Cosmo likely come to mind. All three served as Mazda's flagship sports car at various ...

Ask most people what a rotary engine is, and they'll describe a Mazda RX-7 with a triangular rotor spinning inside a housing, combustion happening in sequence as the rotor moves rather than across a ...

If you’ve read our beginner’s guide to Mazda (and if you haven’t, we highly recommend that you do) you’ll know that the rotary engine takes up quite a few chapters of the Mazda story. It was developed ...

Combine this with the high energy density of hydrocarbons and the reason petrol and diesel engines rule the roost becomes clear. To see if miniature internal combustion engines would carry the same ...

The V8 engine is one of the finest powertrain types in the world of cars, but like with anything else, they're not perfect.

While the Toyota Tundra has a reputation for reliability, some model years suffer from engine problems. Here are the ones you should steer clear of.

Following a serious accident, sidecar races were removed from this year’s Tourist Trophy programme. There is a consensus that ...

Nissan's VC-Turbo was once praised for its engineering. This teardown shows why some owners continue to watch these engines ...

The N52 inline-six is a great example of this phenomenon. Introduced in 2004, it was the latest in a long line of six ...