The Mazda ND Miata powered by a 4-rotor 26B twin turbo engine delivers an extreme rotary engine note at 9,000 RPM. This video ...

The Peugeot prototype powered by a 3-rotor 20B engine delivers an extreme rotary engine note at 11,000 RPM. This video ...

Race cars aren't often remembered unless they mean something special; usually, it's the team or the driver that holds the ...

In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design, replacing it with a simple, single-chamber design and a thick, ...

Call it resilience or sheer stubbornness, but Mazda still wants to include rotary engines in its future lineup. Of course, ...

It is quite ironic that internal combustion engines (ICEs) have remained basically the same for more than one hundred years. It is only now – when they are allegedly on the verge of disappearing – ...

Language is an imperfect medium, but it's what we've got, so let's go with it. Determining the swept volume of inventor Felix Wankel's rotary engine can generate more arguments than claiming what a GT ...

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 ...