While Mazda was the first to bring rotary power to the mass market, Mercedes-Benz almost gave them a run for their money.

Felix Wankel, a German engineer, created the Wankel engine. Compared to the standard engine configuration, the Wankel engine was typically lighter and had a smaller form factor. Because the rotors ...

Japanese automakers are renowned for their durable, reliable cars, and select engines are often described as bulletproof or unkillable. In many cases, straightforward engineering choices end up ...

From the patent drawings, it appears the engine uses a mechanism on the crankshaft to vary the stroke of the piston as it proceeds through the combustion cycle. If the patent diagrams are anything ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. “Early Mazda rotary engine cars had a pull-out knob on the dash reminiscent of a choke (C8), which self-retracted,” says Greg ...

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Given the efficiency, versatility, cost-effectiveness, and high power density of these engines, ICE technology continues to attract attention and go through innovation. Recently, Advanced Innovative ...

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The issue, as it has pretty much always been, is environmental. While the Wankel rotary engine does indeed make a lot of power in a small, lightweight package, it does so while burning lots of ...

Powertrain engineering firm AVL has built a prototype Mini with an ER-EV powertrain that uses a 254 cc single-rotor Wankel to produce 15 kilowatts at 5,000 rpm or 25 kW at 7,000 rpm.