Any time you start playing with boost, terrible things can happen. That's why this tuning class from Rob Dahm featuring his 600-horsepower rotary-powered Corvette is so special. For the uninitiated, ...
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 ...
In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...
Sometimes we get fixated on things: songs, hobbies, or romantic interests. But that sometimes also happens in the automotive space – whether the real one or the fictional realm. If you want an ...
For many cars, their real life doesn't begin at the factory, but at the moment they roll off the dealership lot, and into the hands of an owner. For car enthusiasts, modification is a cornerstone of ...
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 ...
A Wankel engine is a type of rotary engine, but not all rotary engines are Wankel engines. Wrapping your mind around this idea will help you to better understand the similarities as well as the ...
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, ...
How the 13B-MSP Renesis evolved from earlier Mazda rotary designs, technical features explained, and common problems and maintenance issues discussed. The 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine powered the ...