Combination car nuts/Monty Python fanatics can't hear the words "Wankel rotary engine" without imagining John Cleese's pompous English accent turning it into a dirty phrase. For the power-lusting ...

Fans of the Wankel engine who are torn between mourning the late RX-8 and holding out hope for a new RX-7 have a third option: embracing vintage Mazda rotary power. And while there's certainly nothing ...

A young, leathery-faced mechanic brought the low coupe to the sun-drenched test track of the Toyo Kogyo Company in a suburb of Hiroshima. Asked if there was any instruction he wanted to give before ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

Believe it or not, Mazda made its first proper car in 1960. It is called the R360 and it’s the precursor of the modern kei car. But the first rotary engine-powered Mazda came in 1967 with the Cosmo ...

Mazda's history with the rotary goes back to the early 1960s when it licensed Wankel technology from West German automaker NSU, now part of Audi. Created by Felix Wankel in the early '50s, the rotary ...

Mazda was only building real cars for four years when this bit of bizarre genius was unleashed on the world in concept form in 1964. Reaching production in 1967, the Cosmo was Mazda's first sports car ...

View post: These Are The Mistakes In The Fast And Furious Series That Gearheads Point Out The Mazda Cosmo pioneered the brand’s sports cars and showcased innovative rotary engines. Four Cosmo ...

The Mazda MX-5 has gained a huge following as one of the best affordable sports cars, but for a certain corner of its fanbase, that winning formula still isn’t quite special enough. Belgian dealer ...