Changan’s R05E prototype achieves first ignition, signaling renewed interest in rotary engines but for a wilder application.

A Mazda RX 7 FD3S powered by a 4 rotor 26B engine revs to an incredible 11000rpm, delivering razor sharp rotary tones and pure high rev sound. No music — only raw rotary engine noise. Horner firms for ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. At the Japan Mobility Show two years ago, Mazda unveiled a ...

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...

DUBAI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi aerospace engineering firm Sanad Aerotech said on Monday it is benefiting from global aircraft engine shortages, reporting a growing backlog and rapid expansion ...

The engine of a UPS jet that exploded in a ball of fire in Kentucky fell off the aircraft during takeoff, officials revealed while confirming the fiery death toll had reached 12 in an “apocalyptic” ...

The new Vision X-Coupe Concept features a new range-extended Wankel rotary-powered drivetrain capable of capturing CO2 so that it can leave the air cleaner, “the more you drive.” Mazda revealed the ...

Back in 2023, Mazda first teased that the rotary engine could be destined for another lease on life with the RX-7-like Iconic SP Concept. Two years later, Mazda is back with another sporty concept ...

The Japan Mobility Show kicks off in Tokyo this week, and Mazda is using the occasion to show off a couple of concepts it says embody a theme called “the joy of driving fuels a sustainable tomorrow.” ...

Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro has introduced the new Vision-X Coupe at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo. It’s a stylish four-door coupe created for 2035. The company kept details about the styling brief, ...