Mazda’s 13B rotary engine did more than power a string of sports cars. It forced an entire engineering department to think differently about combustion, packaging, and character, and it left a mark on ...

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 ...

For something so simple in its make-up the Mazda rotary engine is remarkably versatile. Whether you’re talking 13B or 20B, naturally aspirated or force fed, it’s hard to beat the power per cube ratio ...

This is what it takes to maintain a 9,000-rpm racing engine.

Every car that's won the 24 Hours of Le Mans has had a conventional piston engine—except one. That's the Mazda 787B, which won the legendary French endurance race in 1991, after 17 years of trying. As ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...