Gone is the 1.3-liter 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine that came with this car; In its place is a 3.6-liter LFX V6, the same as ...

Mazda Motor Corp. is seeking a trademark for the name "RX-8", according to documents filed this month with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The Japanese sports car wars are heating up, with Toyota, Nissan and even Honda reviving some of their most cherished nameplates. But as any sports car fan knows, the battle isn’t complete with Mazda ...

Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese automakers Mazda and Toyota, among other brands, have been working hard on furthering efficiency without sacrificing ...

Here's a modified RX-7 that's completely insane. It has a four-rotor engine, twin turbos, and a six-speed manual transmission from a Lamborghini. The vintage-inspired bodywork is wild, but that's just ...

However long I held the key, it wasn’t quite long enough. The whirr of the starter motor ended and the steady, slightly tuneless sound of rotary engine combustion was conspicuously absent. I turned ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Even with mods and sketchy mileage, this FD RX-7’s top bid hit $40,500 and still missed reserve, highlighting just how inflated the JDM market has become. A 1997 Mazda RX-7 bid at $40,500 failed to ...

Russia’s Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine for the Yakovlev SJ-100 has passed bird-impact testing, advancing its certification progress. The engine is intended to replace the PowerJet SaM146 introduced on the ...

The revival, however, isn’t coming from Japan’s automotive veteran alone. In a move few anticipated, China’s Changan Group has developed its own rotary engine, signaling a potential shift in how the ...