Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Mazda has used the rotary engine on several occasions, but the Mazda RX-8 (along with the RX-7, of course) is probably the one most people remember. Which is a bit like saying that the Richard Mille ...

With its sexy looks and turbine-smooth rotary engine, it (and the rotary Mazdas that went before it) has a cult following.

It's difficult to find cars with rotary engines today. Piston-driven engines are more common because the drawbacks of rotary ...

Does anyone else think the Mazda RX-8 used to be the coolest thing on the road. It didn’t matter that it wasn’t that fast. Nor that its rotary engine burns oil like Snoop burns “za,” and slurps gas ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

The Wankel rotary engine was made popular by Mazda, who built rotary style engines from in production cars such as the RX-7, RX-8, and others from 1967 to 2012. The Wankel rotary engine is unique in ...

Starting in the 1970s, Mazda was known for it rotary engines. The RX-8 sports coupe was the brand's last rotary-powered car in the United States. This final-year example is the desirable updated model ...