Amidst the Space Race of the 1960s, this Mazda aimed for the stars - paving the way for other rotaries in the Mazda orbit.

Ah, the Wankel ... you and a few friends for a high-horsepower party. The folks over at Pulse Performance Race Engineering of New Zealand have constructed an engine made from six, count 'em ...

The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles ... than the 6.2 liter 455 horsepower V8 engine used in the 2015 Corvette Stingray (17 city / 29 highway). Emissions: The unburnt ...

Felix Wankel, a German engineer, created the Wankel engine. Compared to the standard engine configuration, the Wankel engine was typically lighter and had a smaller form factor. Because the rotors ...

Felix Wankel's rotary engine would be advantageous over ... and let us know what car you would swap this 400 horsepower ...

Car’s editors noted that the Wankel engine’s smooth ... rotor engines that were detuned to 700 horsepower. Afterward, the FIA announced that rotary engines would no longer be allowed at ...

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...

Mazda had an interest in this unconventional engine design from the beginning, partnering with NSU which in turn made Felix Wankel’s dream of a rotary engine a reality. When NSU, which was owned ...

Every few months, it seems a rumor crops up about plans from Mazda to revive the rotary engine ... the Mazda2 RE Range Extender with a 330cc Wankel engine mounted in the rear.