The rotary engine is easily one of the most controversial automotive engines. There's a pretty interesting explanation for ...

4 Reasons Why The Rotary Engine Is Dead. The Wankel engine was last seen in a production car in the Mazda RX-8, and currently there are no rotary engines in production. Mazda may bring it back in ...

Felix Wankel’s rotary engine is an engineering marvel because of its simplicity. Rather than the conventional pistons, camshafts, valves, and lifters, his design has a roughly triangular-shaped ...

Sadly, the rotary engine basically died off in 2008 when production of the RX-8 sports car ceased. However, a humble little SUV has re-introduced such tech into the modern automotive landscape ...

View post: What makes the Ferrari F80 tick? We seek answers on a tour at the house of the Prancing Horse Mazda’s commitment to the rotary engine is central to the Iconic SP. While details are ...

A Wankel engine is a type of rotary engine, but not all rotary engines are Wankel engines. Wrapping your mind around this idea will help you to better understand the similarities as well as the ...

Rather than using its rotary engine to power the vehicle directly, the MX-30 R-EV uses the engine to drive a generator. The electricity produced is then used to power an electric motor ...

Apparently, Mazda was blown away by the world’s response, because it has announced it’s developing a rotary engine that could bring the concept to life. “I am very happy and deeply moved by ...

What is a rotary engine? In simple (verging on simplistic) terms, it’s an engine with one or more rotors that rotate – go figure – instead of pistons that reciprocate. The basic principles ...