Mazda has a new gas-powered generation of the Miata in the pipeline, but the brand also appears to be imagining what the sports car could look like as an EV.

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Mazda announced plans to continue developing Wankel engines as generators for use in their EVs, starting with a new SUV by 2027 ...

Mazda was an early and steadfast proponent of the Wankel engine. It signed a development contract with NSU in 1959 and displayed its 2-rotor and 4-rotor Wankel engines at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show.

Japan’s Mazda was once the world’s only automaker to use Wankel rotary engine tech in its cars. In late 2023 it released its first model in more than a decade to run on a rotary engine. Why ...

Another Wankel-engined car we drove was the experimental Mercedes-Benz C 111. It was also smooth and has no noticeable torque peaks as does a conventional performance-type reciprocating engine.

Case in point: Kiwi drifter "Mad Mike" Whiddett has unveiled "the wildest drift car I could think of," built around the world's first 5-rotor Wankel rotary engine.

Mazda's rotary design reached its pinnacle with the Renesis engine introduced in the 2003 RX-8, the most powerful, efficient and cleanest naturally aspirated Wankel yet.

Mazda’s primary reason for using a rotary engine to charge up three electric motors is weight. Specifically, a Wankel rotary engine is inherently lighter than your typical piston engine and offers a ...

Mazda's Electric Car Gets a Rotary Range Extender Pairing a little Wankel with a little battery in a little hatchback makes a lot of sense.