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Do Rotary Engines Need Oil Changes?

Wankel rotary engines, typically but not exclusively found in Mazdas, certainly lean on the "quirkier" side of modern powertrain systems, made quirkier because most rotary-powered cars on the road ...
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Inside the 13B-MSP Renesis, Predecessor of the Latest New Mazda Rotary Engine

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 ...
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Analysis: Mazda’s 13B-MSP Renesis rotary engine and its evolution to Mazda’s new 8C unit

Mazda’s new rotary engine made its appearance in the range-extender Mazda MX-30 PHEV in 2023 and is due in the US shortly. It’s the first new rotary engine produced by the company since the ...
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The hydrogen promise of Mazda’s rotary engine

Eighty-five years on from the night when Dr Felix Wankel allegedly dreamed of piloting his own car powered by an engine that was half turbine and half reciprocating, the rotary engine has ...
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The Engine That Almost Killed Mazda — and Why It’s Still Alive Today

The rotary was the most radical rethink of the combustion engine in over a hundred years — and it paid the price for being different. Mazda introduced the innovative Wankel rotary engine in the 1967 ...