Most car enthusiasts associate the term “rotary engine” with Felix Wankel’s invention, developed in the 1950s and most commonly associated with Mazda. However, more than half a century before the ...

Ineos’ updated off-roader is the best one to come along since Rivian.

Pratt & Whitney shared a new video about the XA103 engine, which includes a computer-generated rendition of an F-47-inspired ...

The R130 was a very rare model, produced for only three years and with fewer than 1,000 units built. It was also notable as the only front-wheel-drive Mazda model powered by a rotary engine until the ...

Mazda's Cosmo Sport proved the rotary wasn't just a commuter-car curiosity, but a legitimate competitor in the sports car landscape. Through the 1970s, Mazda used everyday vehicles as rolling test ...

Everyone remembers the RX-Vision and ill-fated Furai, but everyone forgets this rotary Mazda concept from the 2000s.

You swap an engine when you want more power, and the GM LS range of engines is, with the Honda K-engines, the logical choice to achieve this. The LS engines are a range of small-block V8s made from ...

Here in the UK, Mazda isn’t a car manufacturer we think of as old – certainly not when compared to the more familiarly ...

Many Mazda employees want a new rotary sports car, and this could be the “push” the company needs, but at what cost?

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...

The iconic preschool entertainment brand will be fully rebooted this fall. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Get ready, preschoolers — there’s going to be a new Thomas the Tank Engine rolling into town.

After months of trademark-related rumors and a proper fake-out at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota's Gazoo Racing president Tomoya Takahashi has officially confirmed that a new mid-engine sports car ...