Through the history of internal combustion engines, there has been plenty of evolution, but few revolutions. Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel.

and designed and built this insanely improbable Wankel engine with twelve rotors ... all on 87-octane pump gas. Garvin says the engine is designed to be run as high as 14,000 rpm.

The mere fact that this engine starts and runs is a testament to the mechanical know-how of these guys. For comparison's sake, Mazda's own Le Mans-winning 787 prototype utilized a four-rotor Wankel.

Wankel rotary engines feature an equilateral triangular ... ranging from gasoline to ethanol and natural gas. Disadvantages of a rotary engine include lower fuel efficiency, increased emissions ...

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