Since it looks like Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for electric cars, there's no better time to become reacquainted with the quirky internal-combustion engine.

Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel. The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since the late 1950’s.

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 ...

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 engine. Aficionados will wax lyrical about ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Speaking with Auto News, CEO Masahiro Moro said it isn’t easy to develop a rotary engine that meets stricter emissions requirements but that the ...

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 ...

RLS d. o. o. develops, manufactures and supplies advanced rotary and linear motion sensors to meet the growing demands of the ...

Idled for 11 years, Mazda Motor Corp.'s famed rotary engine is set to roar back to life this spring, this time helping to power a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The rotary engine, which Mazda was the ...