At Mazda, the desire for a Mazda RX-7 successor is there. The Iconic SP concept is the blueprint, too, and a next-generation ...

Add CarBuzz to your Google News feed. Perhaps the most famous rotary-powered Mazda of all time is the RX-7, and specifically, ...

The RX-7 combined a rotary engine with a compelling coupe bodystyle, as well as a light curb weight. Improving the fuel efficiency of the engines was half the task, because Mazda still needed to ...

The rotary engine has long been part of ... For now, it looks like the wait might just be worth it, especially if Mazda can bring the spirit of the RX-7 with it.

The rotary engine is best known for being championed by Mazda and installed in its RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars for many years. It's also the most misunderstood engine, especially by mechanics who ...

The Wankel rotary-powered, popup headlight-equipped coupe in the spirit of the legendary FD RX-7 was a sign that the dream of the RX-Vision hadn’t been forgotten. Apparently, Mazda was blown ...

In many ways the third-gen RX-7, like the 1993 model in Mazda's collection, represents the pinnacle of rotary development in production cars. An evolution over the second-gen RX-7's engine ...

Taking that knowledge to heart, Mazda created its RX-7 around a very different engine–a rotary–and won a following among enthusiasts who had rarely paid attention to its cars. No doubt Mazda ...

So it turns out that Mazda’s Japan Mobility Show reveal was not a preview of the next Miata. Instead, it drew on one of its other sports car pillars, the third-generation FD RX-7 for what’s ...

In brief, you could say the rotary was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mazda revived the engine in the spring of 1978 for its new RX-7 sports car. Both have been a success ever since.

Let’s dive. To properly understand the Mazda RX-7, we must first take a look at its engine. It is the unconventional pistonless rotary engine. It was invented by a German teenager, called Felix ...

The RX-7 certainly has these features ... six-port version of Mazda's 13B rotary engine. With its 1.3-liter displacement and new technology, the 13B develops 135 horsepower at 6000 rpm and ...