The Wankel engine powered the Mazda RX-7 to fame, but other pistonless rotary designs reveal why the category is broader than ...
When the Chevrolet Monza debuted for the 1975 model year, it was originally intended to showcase one of the most unconventional engines ever considered by a major American automaker. General Motors ...
Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...
When it comes to unconventional engine design, few exceed the Wankel rotary in terms of weirdness. Despite that, the same basic principles of internal combustion apply here: Fuel and air are mixed and ...
The Wankel rotary engine offers one of the most unique sounds of any ICE. Most famously used in various legendary Mazdas like the RX-7 and the supposedly banned Le ...