We look at why Mazda introduced the three-rotor 20B Wankel rotary engine, and why it only ever saw service in the Cosmo coupe ...
Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...
Mazda spent decades turning the rotary engine from a quirky engineering idea into a cultural touchstone, from early RX coupes ...
In order to understand the value of the correct spark plugs in a rotary engine, you first must understand a bit of how a ...
It’s common in this line of work to stumble upon a story while researching for another story. Digging through archives and ...
In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...
We live in an age of downsizing in the automotive world. Super and hypercar manufacturers like McLaren and Ferrari are ditching big-capacity, high-cylinder count engines in favor of boosted V6 and V8 ...