The rotary engine is easily one of the most controversial powertrains in the world of cars, and it's known for the brap-brap ...

Early rotary powered Mazdas sure have a loyal following in Australia and even survive in strong numbers, but you just don't ...

Still, Wankel's story is a fascinating one. His obsession with the idea of building a rotary engine began in 1919 when ... the rotor and shaft being 1:3. In other words, the rotor rotates once ...

Felix Wankel, a German engineer, created the Wankel engine. Compared to the standard engine configuration, the Wankel engine was typically lighter and had a smaller form factor. Because the rotors ...

AIE is one of the rotary engine's biggest champions and has been advancing new rotaries via the latest manufacturing tools and techniques since 2012. Its latest release shows that Wankel engines ...

According to the report, the wankel engines market was valued at $47.0 million in 2023, and is estimated to reach $100.4 million by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 8.3% from 2024 to 2033. The expanding ...

A Wankel engine is a type of rotary engine, but not all rotary engines ... rotary vehicles to the U.S. These included the RX-2, RX-3, RX-4, and the much-loved RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars.

But Mazda thinks differently than most OEMs, and carefully developed the “Wankel” engine from novel plaything to automotive legend. The high-water mark of the Mazda rotary ... from 3.0 to ...

The theory of the Wankel engine goes back to 1954 when Dr. Felix Wankel of Germany patented the epitrochoid principle of using a three-pointed rotor inside a two-lobe casing, thereby using rotary ...

Unfortunately, the Japanese company’s attempt with the MX-30 R-EV failed, giving us a rotary ... 70 cm³ (4.3 in³). These characteristics make LiquidPiston confident that the X-Engines would ...

The rotary engine was invented by Felix Wankel, and is often referred to as ... which was released in 1967 and featured a 1.3-liter dual rotor engine, and it kicked off a long line of Mazda ...