Mazda isn’t the only company out there working on the next-generation rotary engine. According to China Car Times, Chery is also dabbling in Wankel technology. The company isn’t so much interested in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mazda and NSU tend to get all the credit for Wankel rotary engines in cars, but Mercedes also did quite a bit of Wankel development, using the ...

Although it showed plenty of promise during development, the rotary engine was never widely used. Rotary (or Wankel) engines are renowned for smoothness, but they chew through fuel and lack torque ...

It might seem like a novelty from a modern perspective, a technological dead-end kept alive only in the memories of diehard Mazda fans and persistent rumors of its resurrection, but the iconoclastic ...

Perhaps there have been easier ages in our past, but choosing gentlemen’s accessories while avoiding to step over the overkill border is rather difficult nowadays. In this respect, we’ve come across a ...

3W-International exhibited the new 3W-180 SRE hybrid Wankel engine at this year’s Xponential early in the summer of 2017. After half a year, CEO Karsten Schudt draws a positive balance relative to the ...

Rotary engines, also known as Wankel engines, have some of the most rabid and loyal followings of lovabale nutjobs of any pretty-much-failed technology. I think rotaries are fantastic, but, let's be ...

One of the great discoveries of biology is that the engines of life are molecular motors–tiny machines that create, transport and assemble all living things. That’s triggered more than a little ...

If you’re running an army, chances are good that you need a lot of portable power for everything from communications to weapons control systems. When it comes to your generators, every ounce counts.

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 ...