The Wankel engine is named after its inventor, Felix Wankel. In the 1960s, Mazda's president, Tsuneji Matsuda, sought to create a unique technology, leading to the development of the rotary engine. A ...

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 ...

Explore the process of fitting a 13B rotary engine into a custom build. Follow the major steps involved in turning the engine ...

Mazda 13B rotary engine in a white Mazda RX-7 engine bay. - TTTNIS/Wikimedia Commons When it comes to unconventional engine design, few exceed the Wankel rotary in terms of weirdness. Despite that, ...

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Designed and championed by self-taught engineer Felix Wankel, the rotary engine is now most closely associated with Japanese automaker Mazda. Many of the greatest Mazdas ever made, including the RX-7 ...

Bruno joined TopSpeed in 2022 and now serves as Senior Editor for ICE, while also helping train writers across CarBuzz, HotCars, and TopSpeed. A lifelong car and motorcycle enthusiast, he enjoys ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Does anyone else think the Mazda RX-8 used to be the coolest thing on the road. It didn’t matter that it wasn’t that fast. Nor that its rotary engine burns oil like Snoop burns “za,” and slurps gas ...