The rotary internal combustion engine made most famous by Japanese car maker Mazda is set to be reborn... in China.

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of each design. The “correct” answer is thus to combine both ...

A report from CarNewsChina says Changan, via its Harbin Dongan Auto Engine subsidiary, has completed the first ignition of the R05E – China’s first high-power rotary engine prototype – on December 19.

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 ...

Ferrari is exploring radical oval pistons that could shrink engines, boost efficiency, and reinvent how high-performance gas motors are designed for the next generation. For as long as internal ...

The rotary engine has always been a fascinating piece of automotive engineering. Unlike traditional piston engines, the rotary engine operates with a triangular rotor that spins inside an oval chamber ...

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 ...

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 ...

For better or worse, Mazda and the rotary engine are connected like vintage champagne and Gouda cheese. The rotary has since made a comeback in the Euro-only Mazda MX-30 Skyactiv R-EV, but it has ...