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 The rotor is a triangle ...

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 ever wondered how these worked, why not print a model?

Take the Wankel engine ... Let's take a look at the unique engine below and see what we can learn. Make Mazda Model RX-8 Base Trim Engine 1.3L RENESIS Rotary Base Trim Drivetrain Rear-Wheel ...

Mazda's Wankel rotary engine has always been unique in the automotive landscape as a mass-produced internal combustion engine that eschews such unsightly items as pistons, valves and camshafts.