Fast-forward a decade, and Mazda sought more performance from their rotary engines, and so the 12A was turbocharged – a first for rotary power. It was also the first fuel-injected rotary engine ...

Take the Wankel engine, or rotary engine, for example ... To create the 13B from the 12A design, Mazda lengthened the motor and beefed up its rotors, which now measured 3.1 inches in thickness.

The combination of Mazda CEO's rotary R&D announcement plus the gorgeous rotary concept add up to a new 350 hp-plus sports car in the pipeline.

And that, in turn, means that it is very difficult to turn a profit on vehicles with rotary engines, particularly for a small automaker like Mazda. There is a sliver of hope, though. "We are the ...

Mazda built its last rotary engine on Friday, June 22. By final, we mean the line that assembled Renesis engines for Mazda's RX-8 sports car was idled, and there are currently no plans to restart ...