In the late sixties and early seventies, many car companies were enamored with the power density of Wankel rotary engines, including NSU, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors. GM ultimately ...

The Wankel rotary engine is one of the most unique and innovative engine designs ever created. Unlike the conventional piston engine that relies on reciprocating motion, the Wankel rotary engine ...

From the December 1969 issue of HOT ROD: After talking about Wankel engines for years, foreign automobile manufacturers started producing the revolutionary powerplants—and they really worked.

One of the rotary engine's biggest champions, AIE has been advancing rotary design since 2012. Its latest release shows that Wankel engines can be a perfect fit for compact, power-demanding ...

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