The return of rotary engines in Mazda's stable has been a constant rumor ever since the last Mazda RX-8 left the factory what seems like an eternity ago. The Japanese manufacturer acknowledges this ...

Mazda finally unveiled details of the third-generation CX-5 this summer, which aims to improve on its compact SUV with a new ...

Revolutionary, they said. A world first, they said. Utilizing compression ignition, a method of gasoline combustion that the ...

Ever since it launched its first rotary-powered car in 1967, the Cosmo Sport, Mazda has gone against conventional wisdom when it comes internal-combustion engines. Today, Mazda continues that ...

...or rather, that it even works at all. The weird combustion technology still needs a bit of fine-tuning before going into production, but the early prototype I drove ran surprisingly well. Antuan ...

As the majority of the automotive industry continues working toward an electrified future, Mazda appears to be making a bold attempt to save the internal combustion engine. No, the automaker did not ...

Mazda is not giving up on rotary engines, according to Otsuka, who says the company is studying Wankel engines—which aren’t particularly leaders in the area of fuel consumption—to bring them into a ...

CARS.COM — It’s been a long time since I’ve sat in a science lecture, but I recently experienced what felt like one at Mazda’s Research and Development facility in Irvine, Calif. In a converted garage ...

IRVINE, Calif. — Mazda's Skyactiv-X is a volatile symphony inside a combustion chamber. Combining characteristics of diesel and conventional gasoline engines, it uses spark plug ignition to "control ...

Mazda is working hard on its new SkyActiv-X engine, using technology that many people think is the Holy Grail of gasoline engines. The SkyActiv-X engine promises the power and clean emissions of a ...

TOKYO — Mazda Motor Corp. is developing a gasoline engine it says will be as clean as an electric vehicle — at least when the supply chain of energy creation is calculated into it. Mazda's powertrain ...