Mazda also continues to make replacement parts as well as complete replacement engines for its 13B series of rotary engines at its Powertrain Production Department No. 2 in Hiroshima, Japan.

Wankel flies in the face of all this. A simplified Wankel engine has only two moving parts: the rotor, and the eccentric shaft. CC-BY-SA-3.0 by Y_tambe via Wikimedia Common.

For instance, the three-chambered C 111 Wankel engine has 950 total parts, produces 330 horsepower and has a displacement rating of 3.6 liters.

In 1971, when these engine parts for sale were allegedly produced, ... and yet somehow, someone on eBay claims to have parts from one of the vehicles’ Wankel engines for sale.

The film discusses the development and advantages of the Wankel rotary engine, introduced by Felix Wankel in the early 20th century. It highlights the simplicity, fewer moving parts, and ...

In its simplest form, a Wankel rotary engine has just two moving parts: the rotor and the output shaft. Compare that to modern piston cylinder engines, which have over 40 moving parts.

The engine's main advantage is a greater power density than a Wankel can achieve because a more-balanced design allows the motor to rev higher—so says Peter King, one of two partners at REDA.

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you e… ...

Naming concerns aside, Wankel is the most common and successful rotary engine design, and the only one to make it into mass production. Back in the early '60s, NSU and Mazda had a friendly ...

Wankel invented the rotary engine that has become Mazda’s signature technology. The new RX-8 sport coupe is the only car on the market to have this power plant (Mazda’s other products have ...