The Four Rotor Corvette with a Wankel engine could have been Chevrolet’s first mid-engine version of the American sports car.

Gone is the 1.3-liter 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine that came with this car; In its place is a 3.6-liter LFX V6, the same as you’d find in a numer of GM cars.

You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.

Wankel rotary engine powered thousands of aircraft. One of several problems: It spewed castor oil on its pilots.

Mazda unveiled a concept sports car a couple of years ago at the Japan Mobility Show. While it hasn’t come to life, the ...

The rotary engine was an unconventional design that delivered great power for its size. Here's what's good and bad about it.

Good news, everyone! Mazda is not only reassembling a dedicated team of engineers for rotary engine development, as we’ve reported earlier, but today it also announced its intention to expedite ...

When most people hear the term "rotary engine," they probably think of Mazda first, as rotary engines have been part and parcel of the Japanese automaker's mantra for decades. In fact, Mazda proclaims ...

Designed and championed by self-taught engineer Felix Wankel, the rotary engine is now most closely associated with Japanese automaker Mazda. Many of the greatest Mazdas ever made, including the RX-7 ...