Felix Wankel, a German engineer, created the Wankel engine. Compared to the standard engine configuration, the Wankel engine ...

The mind-bending world of birotary engines - a hybrid of piston and rotary technology that could revolutionize aviation. But ...

Meet the Birotary, a crazy new and complicated engine that has three cylinders arranged like a star, a rotating block, a ...

It was an era when General Motors threw itself into bold experiments in design, technology, and engineering. The company knew it had to reinvent itself, but just did not know which way to go. So it ...

All photos on this page are of the two-rotor.Wouldn't those headlights look better if the Feds would let them put a glass cover over the hole? Conventional gauges and controls hint this version may be ...

For more than a decade the name Wankel has popped up whenever car enthusiasts start talking about advanced-design automotive powerplants. The theory of the Wankel engine goes back to 1954 when Dr.

Rob Dahm, notorious rotary-powered car builder, has firmly jumped into the deep end of the pool with his latest project: The world's only 15.7-liter, tri-turbo Y12 rotary engine. If that doesn't make ...

Back in 2023, Mazda first teased that the rotary engine could be destined for another lease on life with the RX-7-like Iconic SP Concept. Two years later, Mazda is back with another sporty concept ...