After what feels like countless news stories anticipating its return, the rotary engine is officially back as a backup generator for the new Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV. Whereas the regular MX-30 ...

versus a 143-hp rating for the regular MX-30. Though it didn't invent the rotary engine (the honor goes to German engineer Felix Wankel), the engine has had a special place at Mazda ever since the ...

BRUSSELS -- Mazda has revived its rotary engine a decade after discontinuing the cult powerplant by adapting it for the electrification era. The MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV plug-in hybrid, which debuted ...

When it comes to the new MX-30, Mazda is referring to it as a plug-in hybrid so it is possible that the rotary engine would only serve as a range extender in very specific situations. Though ...

The rotary engine has advantages in size and weight ... Let's note that in the US, sales of the all-electric Mazda MX-30 came to and end in July after just 324 deliveries. Meanwhile, Mazda ...

The result of Mazda's work is an engine that is ready for market. All the company needs is a business case. In the Iconic SP, as it does in certain versions of the MX-30, the rotary engine was a ...

Mazda is back to being a charter member of the Rotary Club, it seems. More than a decade after it last used a rotary engine in a production vehicle, the automaker has unveiled the MX-30 e-Skyactiv ...

The addition of a rotary engine is an ingenious solution to the Mazda MX-30’s measly range, making this plug-in hybrid version of Mazda’s oddball crossover a much more versatile option than ...

Instead, it served as a range extender for the MX-30 electric crossover. You can't buy that particular car in the U.S., but that doesn't mean Mazda's given up on bringing the rotary engine back to ...