In today’s sports car world, conformity often trumps creativity. Automakers prioritize safe bets like turbocharged four-cylinders, platform sharing, and tech-heavy interiors, rather than taking over ...

Engine swaps generally connotate a smaller engine being replaced by a bigger one. But what if instead of a larger engine, you wanted one that was altogether different? One that worked in a manner ...

Mazda wasn’t the only company to pursue the humorously titled Wankel rotary engine. Regardless, the power plant has been a trademark of Mazda’s technical ...

Based in Yonkers, New York, the Keep Gunnin' garage, which features a lift, a few toolboxes, a stash of new and used parts of unknown quantities, and just two employees, isn't open to the public and ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

On June 22, 2012—10 years ago this week—the last Mazda RX-8 rolled off an assembly line in Hiroshima, Japan. Later that day, a launch party kicked off for the Tesla Model S, the company’s first ...

Rotary engines are already a rebel choice engine, but a drift RX-8 is another level of OGness. Drift Alliance's Tony Angelo speaks with us about his rotary rocket. Having been into drifting for over ...

Unlike sedans awkwardly disguised as coupes, today's Nice Price or No Dice RX-8 is a full four-door with a trunk that's hiding within a coupe body. Let's see if that amazing magic trick means an ...