When it comes to Mazda's most power-dense engine ever, one Wankel comes to mind; the 13B-REW rotary engine, a mill that saw production for just 10 years. In that time, it had quite a large impact.

The 238 hp 13B RENESIS engine is the most powerful ... This is the car that started a long history of rotary engines for Mazda. After testing out several prototypes, full production of this ...

The Renault R5 Turbo, a mid-engine rally homologation special ... The resulting creation is a beastly rotary-powered R5 Turbo ...

And that, in turn, means that it is very difficult to turn a profit on vehicles with rotary engines, particularly for a small automaker like Mazda. There is a sliver of hope, though. "We are the ...

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