Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

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 ...

Mazda’s new Skyactiv-Z engine is shaping up as its most important combustion bet yet, and the next-gen CX-5 will be first in line to use it. Mazda has made it clear that combustion engines are still ...

The engine in question was the Wankel rotary, named after German engineer Felix Wankel, who first patented the concept in 1929. Instead of pistons moving back and forth, the rotary engine used a ...

The team attempts one of the most extreme engine swaps yet by installing a massive V10 engine into a small Mazda MX5. Known for its lightweight balance and modest power, the MX5 was never designed for ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

The 2026 Mazda CX-5 is an exercise in not messing too much with a winning formula. This compact crossover accounts for about one-third of global Mazda sales, so it is vital that the company doesn’t ...

I’m pleased to report that the redesigned 2026 Mazda CX-5 still earns the description that many of us in this business gave its predecessor: “It’s the cheap crossover that doesn’t suck to drive.” But ...