The animation shows the process for one face ... The RX series of sports cars has been synonymous with Wankel rotary engines for decades. The last model was the RX-8, discontinued in 2011.

The last production car with a rotary engine ended its run over a decade ago. But, Mazda attempts to keep the flame alive ...

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...