Since its introduction in 2004 the Mazda RX-8 has been something of an enigma -- a lightweight sports car with a pair of tiny rear doors, a 1.3-liter, high-rpm engine boasting 255 horsepower but ...

The Mazda RX-8 is a legend thanks to its sporty build, rotary engine, and unique design, but the sales were not great when it ...

Now, putting the 13B into the RX-8’s engine bay was no simple task. “I began by modifying the front and back cross members,” says Kaneda.

TOKYO--The next-generation rotary engine from Mazda Motors isn't ready. The engine, unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo show under the code name 16X, was planned as the power plant for the next-generation ...

The new rotary engine is rumored to produce around 300 hp, up from 238 hp in the most powerful RX-8. The RX-8’s engine is expected to be mated to six-speed manual and five-speed automatic ...

The Mazda RX-8 is an enigmatic performance car, mostly because of its unique rotary engine. Is it actually worth swapping an LS engine into it?

Introduced for 2004, the RX-8 is a sporty coupe successor to the RX-7 with a Wankel rotary engine. While acceleration is not explosive, it is exceptionally smooth and responsive -- provided you ...

REMEMBER Mazda's early-1970s commercial: "The piston engine goes boing, boing, boing, ...

Some RX-8 engines can leak oil, causing severe damage. Owners can bring their RX-8s in for a vacuum test. If it doesn’t pass, the entire engine will be replaced.

Shop Mazda RX-8 vehicles for sale at Cars.com. Research, ... The Mazda RX-8 with traditional internal combustion engine offers up to 16 MPG city and 23 MPG highway for a combined rating of 19 MPG.

This guy is asking $2,600 on Craigslist for a 2005 RX-8 that's been fitted with a VH45DE engine, a 4.5-liter V8. That's a really small displacement for a V8, so it must come from an old Nissan, right?

Goodbye rotary engines. Here is why many automakers have stopped using them in their cars, and also why rotary engines won't ...