Mazda's rotary engine may not have survived were it not for the actions of this rebellious group. This is how the Mazda RX-8 came to life.

Rotary engines don’t feel like a thing of the past, but in terms of production cars powered by the high-revving intricacies, they’ve been gone for a while. A decade ago on June 21, 2012, the last ...

Car enthusiasts generally have a love-hate relationship with the Mazda RX-8. It comes with buckets of personality and a unique powertrain. However, it’s also infamous for poor reliability and repair ...

Martin holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing. Working full-time as an Avionics Technician on fighter jets, he travels using a variety of vehicles, to include: a Camaro ZL1, F-150 FX4, Jeep ...

Mazda’s last rotary-powered sports car, the RX-8, went out of production almost 11 years ago, and since then, they have been going back and forth about launching a new one. The biggest step in this ...

Perhaps they shouldn't be so quick to answer until they've taken a closer look at the 2004 Mazda RX-8. This latest newcomer to the Mazda stable brings muscular styling and razor-sharp handling to the ...

It has been 10 years since I've first driven a rotary-powered car. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was given the keys to the last edition of the Mazda RX-8. I had a full tank of gas at my ...

Ever since the RX-8 was (rather unceremoniously) put out to pasture, Mazda has been telling anyone who will listen that the rotary engine is still alive and well deep within the bowels of R&D. It has ...

Mazda is introducing a third special edition model of its Mazda RX-8 rotary powered four?door sports coupé. Called the ‘Mazda RX-8 Nemesis’ the latest model builds on the success of the earlier Mazda ...

Mazda has an all too brief history in the world of rally. In 1984, just a year before the pathologically insane era of Group B came to an end, Mazda's Rally Team Europe, began work on a rotary powered ...

I’ve always wanted a rotary. That the no-piston concept confounds everyone who asks is a plus in my book. It’s the ultimate counter-culture car. I couldn’t afford one of the FD3S models in the 90’s, ...