autoevolution: Why Mazda Decided to Cancel the RX-8 Successor: Goodbye Wankel Engine!
Ever since Mazda pulled the plug on the RX-8 in 2012 due to falling sales and emission regulations, there have been countless talks about a successor and the new Wankel engine this would require. Now ...
Autoblog: Inside the 13B-MSP Renesis, Predecessor of the Latest New Mazda Rotary Engine
How the 13B-MSP Renesis evolved from earlier Mazda rotary designs, technical features explained, and common problems and maintenance issues discussed. The 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine powered the ...
Inside the 13B-MSP Renesis, Predecessor of the Latest New Mazda Rotary Engine
MSN: Mazda RX-8: The Future Classic Sports Car with a Rotary Engine
Car enthusiasts generally have a love-hate relationship with the Mazda RX-8. It comes with buckets of personality and a unique powertrain. However, it’s also infamous for poor reliability and repair ...
Motor Trend: 50 Years of Mazda Rotary Engines: Driving a '67 Cosmo Sport, '93 RX-7, '11 RX-8, and More
50 Years of Mazda Rotary Engines: Driving a '67 Cosmo Sport, '93 RX-7, '11 RX-8, and More
Car enthusiasts said their last goodbyes to the Mazda RX-8, as well as the rotary sports car as a whole, back in 2012 when Mazda discontinued it. While the RX-8 took a different approach to that ...
Mazda's history with the rotary goes back to the early 1960s when it licensed Wankel technology from West German automaker NSU, now part of Audi. Created by Felix Wankel in the early '50s, the rotary ...