Rotary
Mazda plans to launch an EV in 2020, plug-in hybrid by 2022
Will we see a rotary engine used to recharge the batteries?
Mazda development chief discusses future rotary platform
Mazda is currently working with a very flexible and efficient rotary hybrid platform.
Mazda rotary engine returns in 2020 as an EV range-extender
Yes, it's official. It's really happening.
Watch what happens inside a rotary engine
Since it looks like Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for electric cars, there's no better time to become reacquainted with the quirky internal-combustion engine. And there's hardly a better way to become reacquainted than by peering into a running rotary engine, which you can do with the video above.
Mazda rotary engine returning, in an autonomous Toyota delivery vehicle
Mazda's prepping a small rotary engine to serve as a range extender in an autonomous Toyota delivery vehicle.
Mazda's rotary engine may live on as a range extender (UPDATE)
There's evidence that it will happen.
Mazda will have a new rotary concept at Tokyo show, trying to bring it to production
It's still unlikely, but somewhat less so.
Mazda-Toyota partnership has us dreaming of a rotary hybrid
And like any dream, it probably won't be there when we wake up.
Mazda has no plans for an RX-9, despite ongoing rotary development
The stunning Mazda RX-Vision Concept appears to be just a tease.
Mazda RX-9 could be a 400-hp, 2,900-pound coupe due in 2019
Would you pay $79,000 for a Mazda? What if it could dance like Michael Jackson and sprint like Usain Bolt? Yes, the answer is definitely yes.
Jay Leno brings a rotary-powered VW Beetle to the garage
Jay Leno's Garage focuses on a '66 Bug with the heart of a 1990 Mazda RX-7.
Here's a 4-pound, 3-hp experimental rotary engine in a go-kart
It's not a Wankel, but it is installed in a go-kart. LiquidPiston's X Mini engine gets a micro-scale workout in this video.
Patent application suggests Mazda rotary return
Mazda's filing shows a new layout to the exhaust and intake ports of a turbocharged rotary. Maybe the RX-7 is really coming back.
Mazda engineer wants new rotary to be turbocharged
Mazda's drivetrain and powertrain assistant manager wants the company's revived rotary engine to be turbocharged.
Mazda RX-Vision Concept revives the rotary
The Mazda RX-Vision concept at the Tokyo Motor Show points the way forward as the company tries to revive the rotary engine in an absolutely beautiful sports coupe. The brand hopes to have this gorgeous shape on the road someday.
Mazda still has a team working on rotary engines
Mazda isn't ready to give up on bringing the Wankel back and still has a team working to bring the design up to modern emissions and economy standards. A model using the updated mill isn't currently on the horizon, though.
Mazda RX-7 could return in 2020
Autocar is the latest with another rumor about a Mazda RX-7 revival, saying Mazda is planning something "significant" for its 100th anniversary in 2020. Reading between the vague lines, however, we wouldn't get our hopes up.
Will the Mazda2 be offered as a PHEV with a rotary engine range extender?
Every few months, it seems a rumor crops up about plans from Mazda to revive the rotary engine. Last November, its CEO said the only way another one could happen is if the project was profitable, and then a month later the automaker showed off the Mazda2 RE Range Extender wi