Discover how Mazda’s 13B-MSP Renesis evolved, its tech breakthroughs, and the issues that defined it, plus how it connects to today’s new single-rotor 8C engine.

There are many different forms of internal combustion engines, but most use the same basic principle. Explosions in the combustion chamber move pistons up and down to spin a crankshaft. That ...

The rotary engine is unique in its success and failure and its ability to make an impact with a completely different way of thinking. As it is, every production car for the last 130 years, aside from ...

Japanese automaker Mazda discontinued its trademark pistonless rotary engine in 2012. That's also when the RX-8 quad coupe was canned with no successor in sight. Everyone and their dog hoped that the ...

Putting a Mazda rotary engine into a badge-engineered Holden sedan seemed like a good idea at the time. But, the 13B engine's lack of torque became a noticeable problem in a 3,472-lb car. When people ...

The first-generation Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S/Toyota 86 was one of the most beloved sport coupes in recent history. It was cheap, good-looking, and most importantly offered a stick-shift and ...

Engine swaps generally connotate a smaller engine being replaced by a bigger one. But what if instead of a larger engine, you wanted one that was altogether different? One that worked in a manner ...