Wankel engines first saw use in production cars as early as 1964 — and not even in a Mazda, but rather in an NSU. That little single-rotor powerplant quickly evolved into the more typical two ...

The film explains the ignition process in both engine types and details the dual spark plug system developed by Mazda to enhance performance at varying speeds. It concludes that the Wankel engine ...

The previous one suffered from high temperatures and sealing issues (as the most popular rotary engines, such as a Wankel, also do). The valve system used by the Avadi ICE also restricted output ...

Remember rotary engines? The Felix Wankel-developed (stop tittering at the back) rotating engine design as flirted most famously with by the phenomenally fast JPS Norton racers, not to mention the ...

If there's one thing forever associated with the Wankel rotary engine, it's Mazda. Powering production vehicles from the Cosmo's launch in May 1967 to the last RX-8 leaving the plant in June 2012 ...

The world’s first oblique detonation engine (ODE) powered by standard aviation kerosene has been successfully tested by Chinese scientists, marking a potential game-changer in hypersonic ...

For most enthusiasts, the rotary engine, initially designed by German engineer Felix Wankel, is synonymous with Mazda. However, the first production car to feature a rotary was the NSU Spider.

Toyota Motor and smaller Japanese automakers Subaru and Mazda Motor have each committed to developing new engines tailored to electrification, they said in a joint statement on Tuesday. "With these ...

Subaru, Toyota and Mazda have committed to developing new internal combustion engines tailored to electrification and the pursuit of carbon neutrality. While many other carmakers are now solely ...

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