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

There are many different forms of internal combustion engines, but most use the same basic principle. Explosions in the combustion chamber move pistons up and down to spin a crankshaft. That ...

Not long ago we turned your attention to a unique and slightly comedic build that well-known automotive YouTuber Rob Dahm was working on. Dahm, who is a vocal proponent of the Wankel rotary engine, ...

Mazda is most noted for its rotary engine, developed by Felix Wankel in Germany before World War II. But of all its rotary-powered cars, one stands out.

In the high-stakes world of import drag racing, a new king has been crowned. As of early 2026, the “Grey Bullet” 2021 Mazda RX-9 has officially set the record for the quickest rotary car in the world, ...

We’ve seen plenty of Mazda RX-7 sports coupes with pushrod LS V8s under the hood in place of their factory rotary engines, but we’ve never heard of someone swapping out a V8 for a rotary. That is, ...

The first-generation Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S/Toyota 86 was one of the most beloved sport coupes in recent history. It was cheap, good-looking, and most importantly offered a stick-shift and ...

If you're not ready to listen to the Brap-Brap soundtrack while checking out the GT styling cues of the stunning Ferrari 456, there's good news and bad news. The first revolves around the fact that ...

A new kind of car has joined the five-second quarter-mile club. It’s a Mazda 13B-powered racer nicknamed the “Grey Bullet.” The two-rotor screamer managed a best time of 5.93 seconds at Orlando Speed ...