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Mazda RX-7 rotary engine magic explained without the fanboy hype
You hear endless myths about the Mazda RX-7, from breathless praise of its “magic” to horror stories about blown apex seals.
In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...
Many Mazda employees want a new rotary sports car, and this could be the “push” the company needs, but at what cost?
The rotary engine has been a Mazda staple since 1967. It powered one of the most famous and eccentric Japanese sports car line-ups, the RX-series, until 2012 when Mazda discontinued pure ...
Tons of enthusiasm inside Mazda to productionize the Iconic SP, but making the numbers add up is tricky ...
Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. At the Japan Mobility Show two years ago, Mazda unveiled a ...
The Mazda 787B carved its name into motorsport history in 1991 as the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter ...
It’s been a long time since Mazda felt like it cared about building something fun other than the MX-5. For a brand that once gave us the RX-7 and the original Miata, the last couple of decades have ...
Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...
Mazda’s European head of product planning has strongly suggested that a halo sports car, ...
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