Once left behind due to high fuel consumption and fragile reliability, the rotary engine, long championed by Mazda, is making ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Wankel Engines Market by Type (Water Cooled and Air Cooled), and Application (Automotive and Aerospace): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry ...

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

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 ...

Is August 13th marked on your calendar? If you're a fan of the Wankel rotary engine - or any sports car powered by a Wankel rotary engine (we're looking at you, RX-7 fans), it should be. Dr. Felix ...

Known as the Wankel engine, after its German inventor Felix Wankel, the rotary is a pistonless powerplant that has gained a cult following among car fanatics thanks to Mazda and its successful ...

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 ...

In 1964, the first year of production, NSU sold only 151 units. 1965 was a relatively good year with 923 sales. But by the time production was halted in 1967, only 2375 Spiders had been sold. Today it ...

The Wankel engine seems to pop up in surprising places every so often, only to disappear into the ether before someone ultimately resurrects it for a new application and swears to get it right this ...