Click to open image viewer. The first successful rotary engine is generally attributed to the American F.O. Farwell in 1896; but the French Gnome, developed by the Seguin brothers, was much more ...

Over-the-top rotary builds are an enthusiast tradition. Because so few rotary cars have been made, the limits of the engine type haven't been fully exploited by automakers. It's been tuners who have ...

The rotary engine, a unique and unconventional design, has provided Mazda with remarkable advantages in the world of racing.

In the late 1960s, when most sedans still looked and drove like rolling conservatism, NSU put a radical four-door on the road ...

Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui is a multi-faceted individual whose expertise spans the worlds of library and information science, environmental advocacy, and – perhaps surprisingly – the automotive ...

Click to open image viewer. Power rating: 37 kw (50 hp) at 1,200 rpm Displacement: 7.98 L ( 488.5 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 110 mm (4.33 in.) x 120 mm (4.73 in.) The first successful rotary engine is ...

Mazda's Wankel rotary powerplant boasts a proud and storied endurance racing career that began and ended in truly spectacular fashion. The rotary first took to a European circuit in anger in 1968, ...

While Mazda’s rotary engine re-entered production last year for the first time in over a decade, it sadly was not revived in an exciting sports car but rather serves as a range extender in the MX-30 e ...