Mazda isn’t the only company out there working on the next-generation rotary engine. According to China Car Times, Chery is also dabbling in Wankel technology. The company isn’t so much interested in ...

This paper describes two types of computer models which have been developed to analyze the performance of both premixedcharge and direct-injection stratified-charge Wankel engines. The models are ...

Chinese firm Dongan Auto revives the Wankel engine, developing a lightweight prototype aimed at next-gen aerial mobility ...

Ferrari is synonymous with speed and luxury, and the 812 Superfast is a shining example of that legacy. Its 6.5L naturally ...

Felix Wankel, a German engineer who invented the rotary engine, is born on Aug. 13, 1902, in Lahr, Germany. Wankel became fascinated with internal combustion engines at an early age and began ...

Once again Mazda lives up to its reputation as a brand for unconventional solutions. Proof is the new electric MX-30 R-EV equipped with a range extender powered by a Wankel engine. This rotary piston ...

18 Oct 2023, 08:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo // Developing a new engine concept to make it more efficient than the current ones was a good call, but Mazda just did not deliver many advantages ...

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, a German book salesman named Felix Wankel entertained a revolutionary, if not heretical notion: he fell to wondering if the standard gasoline engine, man’s commonest prime mover ...

Last Friday, June 22, 2012, the Wankel rotary engine's last remaining and steadfast devotee, Mazda, produced their final rotary engine in their Hiroshima plant. The Wankel engine never really ...

27 Sep 2021, 20:02 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Throughout the years, GM built many mid-engine Corvette prototypes but arguably the most captivating was the four-rotor revealed in 1973 ...