YouTuber Warped Perception built a transparent Wankel rotary engine in his shop, and the resulting footage of the combustion process is absolutely stunning. Rotary engines are one of many ...

You gotta love the animated GIF. ... The Wankel is pretty much a single eccentric cam spinning inside a chamber, ... Aug. 13, 1902: Birth Date of Rotary Engine's Inventor; Pistons?

The Wankel engine is the most famous rotary engine, but it isn't the only kind. While they aren't as common these days, they haven't fully gone away.

The Wankel rotary is a beloved novelty among gearheads, but its practical use leaves much to be desired. CarBuzz. This Iconic Engine Is One Of The Most Problematic Ever Built.

Its Wankel rotary engine was rear-mounted, and sat below the rear trunk floor pan, protected by a heat-shielded trap door. Its proportions were so small that, ...

The Wankel Rotary Engine's Role in an Experimental Sports Coupe. From the December 1969 issue of HOT ROD: After talking about Wankel engines for years, foreign automobile manufacturers started ...

The Wankel rotary has a lot of drawbacks as a gasoline engine, but they become benefits when you switch to hydrogen fuel, as Mazda did with a limited-production RX-8.