The Mazda RX-7 is a 1990s icon of Japanese sports cars. Known for its distinctive rotary engine sound, this classic has returned with a significant update. A 1993 RX-7 recently appeared on a classic ...

The RX-7 first appeared in 1978 ... When asked directly, Mazda reps admit that the future of the rotary engine is muddied by internal politics, but a small, extraordinarily dedicated team is ...

As it is, every production car for the last 130 years, aside from electric and early steam-powered models, relies on a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine ... in its RX-7 and RX ...

GORDON CAMERON, PETER BURN , YOUTUBE/GOOGLE SELF-DRIVING CAR PROJECT, THE MANUFACTURER 1993–1995 Mazda RX-7 1.3-liter twin ... improving internal-combustion engine will remain our mass-market ...

Because the rotary engine had fewer moving parts than a traditional internal combustion engine, the RX-7 was virtually maintenance and trouble-free. It was a car that only needed gas to run forever.

That sounds far more plausible as the long-rumored RX-7 successor ... and are even working with Subaru on future internal-combustion engine development. Could there be shared components between ...

Apex seals in a Wankel rotary engine perform a similar function as piston rings in internal combustion piston ... Mazda produced the two-seat RX-7 from 1978 to 2002 but stopped selling it ...

Mazda blazed a trail through the American automotive landscape on the wings of the rotary engine. From the R100 through RX3 to the venerable RX-7, Mazda's performance flagships have always been ...