By the end of its production run in the early 2000s, the Mazda RX-7 rotary engine made as much as 276 hp. The RX-8 followed with another chapter for the Wankel engine. The Mazda RX-8 rotary engine ...

auto enthusiasts.Mazda built its last rotary engine on Friday, June 22. By final, we mean the line that assembledRenesis engines for Mazda's RX-8 sports car was idled, and there are currently no ...

However, the only major manufacturer still working on Wankel engines for cars is Mazda. The RX series of sports cars has been synonymous with Wankel rotary engines for decades. The last model was ...

At the end of 2011, the Mazda RX-8 rotary-powered sport coupe/sedan will cease to exist in new-car showrooms. With it, the mass-produced rotary engine will take another hiatus. The original plan ...

“The history of rotary engine development represents Mazda’s history itself ... and in 2012 production was terminated when the RX-8 sports car became obsolete. But within Mazda, engineers ...

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 wondered how these worked, why not print a model?

Company officials are hoping the rotary engine will have a new role to play in the coming age of electrification. Mazda ended production of the RX-8 sports car, its last commercial vehicle model ...

The 2008 Mazda RX-8 offers a unique driving experience in the automobile world. Not only is the twin-rotor 1.3L RENESIS rotary engine the only one of its kind, but no other car in the class offers ...

Mazda's 2007 RX-8 breaks the sports car mold by offering real back seat capacity for two adults. Access to the rear seats is made easy by "free style" rear opening doors. Engine performance is brought ...