Since it looks like Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for electric cars, there's no better time to become reacquainted with the quirky internal-combustion engine.

Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel. The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since the late 1950’s.

A rotary engine also isn’t very fuel efficient and ... Just 847 were sold before Citroën pulled the plug, even going as far as trying to buy back all the examples it had already delivered.

The latest version adds a rotary engine to its compact predecessor, with prices ranging from 4.2 million yen ($28,000) to 4.9 million yen after tax. The MX-30 Rotary-EV will arrive on the Japanese ...

super-efficient engine that functions a lot like Wankel rotary units. Despite that, LiquidPiston says the unit can deliver 50 percent efficiency compared to a traditional gasoline engine which ...

The new Toyota Prius is a PHEV, while Mazda’s MX-30 R-EV is a rotary-engined range extender. Which takes charge here?

2017 marks fifty years since Mazda produced its first Wankel rotary-engined car ... engines units designated 0810 and 0813. The later engine took power to 128bhp from 108, breathing through ...

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Car’s editors noted that the Wankel engine’s smooth operation was most ... Afterward, the FIA announced that rotary engines would no longer be allowed at Le Mans.

Porsche has revealed the new 911 GT3 and, for the first time in its 25-year history, the track-ready sports car is available ...

In the world of executive cruisers, the BMW 5 Series has been the benchmark for years. Here we’re living with its future: the ...