The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles ... and the eccentric shaft. CC-BY-SA-3.0 by Y_tambe via Wikimedia Common The rotor is a triangle shape, but the sides bow out.

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...

Most cars equipped with a traditional NA 1.3-liter engine would be lucky to reach half of that. A Wankel Is Much Simpler Than ...

Founded November 3, 1911 Founder Louis Chevrolet ... $50 million to acquire the license rights to produce the Wankel rotary ...

We all know about opinions – everyone’s got one etcetera – but there’s perhaps nothing quite as divisive in the automotive world as the rotary ... a three-rotor Wankel engine with 276bhp ...

Mazda’s long-term interest in the compact and efficient, but emissions-challenged, Wankel rotary engine is symbolic of this unique approach, as is its focus on distinctive, stylish, human ...

Car’s editors noted that the Wankel engine’s ... by 2.6-liter four-rotor engines that were detuned to 700 horsepower. Afterward, the FIA announced that rotary engines would no longer be ...

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