The Wankel rotary engine is one of the most unique and innovative engine designs ever created. Unlike the conventional piston ...

Mazda was an early and steadfast proponent of the Wankel engine. It signed a development contract with NSU in 1959 and displayed its 2-rotor and 4-rotor Wankel engines at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show.

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 ...

There’s a new spin on the rotary engine. Liquid Piston, a Connecticut-based engineering firm, has turned the classic Wankel engine design inside out to create a more efficient, and cleaner ...

The engine's main advantage is a greater power density than a Wankel can achieve because a more-balanced design allows the motor to rev higher—so says Peter King, one of two partners at REDA.

Naming concerns aside, Wankel is the most common and successful rotary engine design, and the only one to make it into mass production. Back in the early '60s, NSU and Mazda had a friendly ...

In the United States, if you want to own a car powered by a Wankel rotary engine, there are two older Mazda sports car models to consider. Mazda produced the two-seat RX-7 from 1978 to 2002 but ...