Mazda is one of the only automotive companies that has commercially used rotary engines, starting with the Cosmo Sport (also known as the 110S) in 1967. Other popular rotary engine-powered ...

News Culture Soviet Five-Pointed Rotary Is the Final Boss of Wankel Engines The Russian Pentastar is pretty different from its American counterpart. Peter Holderith Oct 20, 2023 4:00 PM EDT ...

While we will look at rotary engines from a variety of manufacturers, in honor of Mazda's commitment to the rotary engine we kick off the list with one of the most powerful rotaries it ever ...

Mazda's tactic today is different. It'll use the rotary to generate electricity to replenish the batteries. As a result, the engine can run at the ideal load speed at all times for optimal efficiency.

Each company will concentrate on its respective engine type, with Toyota focusing on inline-fours, Subaru on boxers, and Mazda on rotary engines by Thanos Pappas May 28, 2024 at 07:58 ...

Rotary engines have an aura of cool. In games of Top Trumps, the V12 might have been king, but a rotary was a joker, a wild card. A lack of mainstream success no doubt contributes; there are ...

By 1991, Mazda had run out of time -- the 60th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1992 would not allow rotary engines. Fortunately, Mazda engineers had devised a doozy of an engine for the 1991 ...