When most people hear the term "rotary engine," they probably think of Mazda first, as rotary engines have been part and ...

However, the department will start by focusing on other key areas first. Primarily, the department will be looking at how the rotary engine can further enhance electric powertrains, in addition to ...

Rob Dahm, notorious rotary-powered car builder, has firmly jumped into the deep end of the pool with his latest project: The ...

The mere fact that this engine starts and runs is a testament to the ... The engine's sound is not what you would expect from a rotary, and if we're being honest we don't find it terribly pleasant ...

which then allows combustion to start with the introduction of a spark from traditional spark plugs. Two plugs are generally fitted to a rotary engine, as due to the shape of the combustion ...

For reference, Mazda’s last sports car hero model, the RX-8 discontinued in 2012, produced 170kW/211Nm from its 1.3-litre ...

Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel. The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since the late 1950’s.

That’s because the new rotary engine is being used in the MX-30 EV ... We explain the technology behind each Alpine’s all-electric future starts with the Renault 5-based A290.

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 ...

The iconic rotary car engine, thought to have been consigned to the dustbin of impractical technology, is making a comeback in Japan from the very automaker that introduced the system as far back ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. Aliaksei Zholner built a tiny working rotary engine out of a piece of paper. The engine runs on compressed air. He was prompted to build the engine after reading a ...