May 14, 2003 Mazda's new RENESIS rotary engine, which powers the all-new Mazda RX-8, has been named "International Engine of the Year 2003." The prestigious award was presented earlier this week at ...

Internal combustion engines have long been at the heart of automobiles, serving as their main driving force over the decades. Traditionally, combustion engines rely on a configuration of cylinders and ...

Since we haven’t put the RX-8 on a chassis dyno (yet), getting a sense of how much power the newly rebuilt Renesis rotary engine is making led to some research into data loggers that provide a power ...

Project RX-8 has suffered a serious setback.Actually, other than the low-compression engine we’re going to replace with a seriously modified version capable of spinning to 10,500 rpm and handling ...

As much as we like our titanium gray Mazda RX-8's crafty, four-door coupe styling and its practical, pillarless rear Freestyle doors that make the +2 portion of the car actually usable, the nagging ...

When Mazda first announced the rotary engine would finally return to the United States as the powerplant for its new RX-8, there was much rejoicing throughout the land. So we happily added an RX-8 ...

Mazda had to put their darling Mazda RX-8 out to pasture in 2012. A number of factors were responsible, from the rising fuel prices to more restrictive emissions guidelines. The weaknesses inherent to ...

SpeedSource Race Engineering will serve as the Official Engine Builder and Technical Consultant of the newly formed Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, the Mazda Road to Indy series ...

A lot of rumors have been circulating on the Internet about the future generation Mazda sports coupe. Rightfully so, as the new car has the big shoes of the RX-7 to fill. Development of the next ...