The internal combustion engine, for all its mechanical sophistication, still runs on a 19th-century mechanical idea: pistons ...

The Wankel rotary engine was made popular by Mazda, who built rotary style engines from in production cars such as the RX-7, ...

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.

Wankel rotary engine powered thousands of aircraft. One of several problems: It spewed castor oil on its pilots.

Washington — Remember the Wankel? There's a new spin on the rotary engine whose quirky name once made it fodder for a Monty Python sketch. Conceived by German inventor Felix Wankel in the 1920s, the ...

Toyota is famous for its 2JZ engine. Mazda has the Wankel rotary. Subaru gets the "boxer." These engines have earned our respect and admiration, even with their shortcomings. Honda has its own ...