It's no secret that I am one big rotor head. As in a big aficionado of rotary-powered vehicles. So far I've driven several RX-8s, my own Turbo II FC3S, and my buddy's FD3S. The first-generation RX-7 ...

You don't have to be a Mazda fan to know that the RX-7 is an iconic car. After its debut in 1978, the car had three successful generations, each one bringing changes to the style and performance.

It’s hard to believe, but there’s an entire generation of young individuals out there that haven’t gotten a chance to experience first hand one of the quintessential rotary engined machines, the Mazda ...

Tyler began his love for the automotive world from in front of a television screen, playing games like Gran Turismo and Need For Speed. While cars have always been his passion, he pivoted towards ...

The oil crisis of the early 1970s nearly forced Mazda to abandon rotary engine designs due to their fuel consumption, at a time of downsizing in the industry. But the existing 12A engine family that ...

Hybrids got a whole lot more interesting this week when Toyota, Subaru and Mazda announced they were working together to keep the combustion flame alive, but make it burn more cleanly. Ordinarily, ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

With its sexy looks and turbine-smooth rotary engine, it (and the rotary Mazdas that went before it) has a cult following.

Mazda's timing was perfect. In the late 1970s, British and Italian sports car makers were hanging by their fingernails, C3 Corvettes were aging ungracefully, Datsun's lovable Z-Car was evolving into ...

After sleeping on their ’80s and ’90s hits for decades, Japanese carmakers have woken up to their classic models’ followings in a big way. Vehicles that were formerly up a creek without a throttle ...

The RX-7 awaiting its new lucky owner comes from Dave Matehaere, who has owned the car since 2011 after his friend Sam ...

When one thinks of rotary engine-powered cars, the Mazda RX-7 is definitely the first that comes to mind. Few cars in history have been so closely associated with their power plants as the RX-7 has.