The rotary internal combustion engine made most famous by Japanese car maker Mazda is set to be reborn... in China.

Mazda has been popular for its stand out use of rotary/Wankel engines on their RX- range of cars. The Japanese automaker no longer uses the engine, but its relationship with the rotary engine is far ...

Chinese firm Dongan Auto revives the Wankel engine, developing a lightweight prototype aimed at next-gen aerial mobility ...

After years of rumors and experimentation behind closed doors, the Mazda rotary engine is officially back. The Vision X-Coupe, a plug-in hybrid concept showcased at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, has ...

Changan’s R05E prototype achieves first ignition, signaling renewed interest in rotary engines but for a wilder application.

Mazda was not the first car manufacturer to put a rotary engine in their cars, but they are the ones that made them popular. Everyone knows about the Mazda’s obsession with rotary engines, they even ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Mazda is fully committed to rotary engines and the design team proved it when they started working on laser ignition technology for its 16X model. The next generation of Mazda powertrains is expected ...

A company called Changan has developed a new rotary engine, according to reports from CarNewsChina. It’s called the R05E, and ...

If you’ve read our beginner’s guide to Mazda (and if you haven’t, we highly recommend that you do) you’ll know that the rotary engine takes up quite a few chapters of the Mazda story. It was developed ...