Let’s talk rotary engines. Also known as Wankel engines, these unique power plants can be finicky at best, but when they work, they are absolutely wondrous. Well-known car builder Rob Dahm has been ...

This FD borrows parts from a Lamborghini, Audi R8, and Corvette for high-powered development. If you think the exterior of Todd Budde's 1993 Mazda RX-7, complete with its 1970s-era RX-3 front end ...

If there's a million-and-a-half burning a hole in the pocket(s) of your race suit, may we offer this 1992 Mazda RX-792P for your consideration, sire? Racecarsdirect posted the ad on its site, offered ...

It may have taken popular automotive YouTuber Rob Dahm more than six years to build his four-rotor Mazda RX-7 but the finished car was unveiled at last year’s SEMA Show and was recently strapped onto ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mazda and NSU tend to get all the credit for Wankel rotary engines in cars, but Mercedes also did quite a bit of Wankel development, using the ...

Known as the Wankel engine, after its German inventor Felix Wankel, the rotary is a pistonless powerplant that has gained a cult following among car fanatics thanks to Mazda and its successful ...

Rob Dahm is putting together a rotary engine for a C8 Corvette. It’s going to be a wild build. The 1973 oil crisis killed the rotary project at GM, and the Aerovette didn't materialize as the basis of ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza has been the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years, at 481 feet (146.6 meters) high. This Wonder of the Ancient World is still a major attraction ...

In 1991, little Mazda stood at the top of the world. It won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with its banshee Mazda 787B prototype, and here is the 700-horsepower quad-rotor engine that got it the win. This is ...

The rotary engine is not quite dead. Despite it last making a sports car experience in the Mazda RX-8 just under a decade ago, the oddball triangular engine has an unbelievably strong cult following ...

Over-the-top rotary builds are an enthusiast tradition. Because so few rotary cars have been made, the limits of the engine type haven't been fully exploited by automakers. It's been tuners who have ...