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Mazda is renowned in the car world for its Wankel rotary engine technology. Despite discontinuing its use in production cars in June 2012 when the RX-8 sports car was phased out, rotary tech… Read More
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After years of speculation that Mazda would someday bring back rotary-powered performance, the company is finally willing to confirm that our collective hope was not in vain. However, there… Read More
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Mazda RX-9 Should Appear Next Year. Here we go again with the latest news on Mazda RX-9. After a long time of rumor on its possible appearance, after all, the Japanese automaker already… Read More
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Connecticut-based company LiquidPiston is developing a portable generator for the US Army that uses its X-Engine, a fresh and extremely powerful take on the rotary engine that'll deliver as… Read More
THE ROTARY REVOLUTION
In the 140-plus years since the modern internal combustion engine was invented, there have been a countless variety of different designs; 2-, 4-, and even 6-stroke c… Read More
The history of this interesting car began in the second half of the 60s of the last century. A team of designers from General Motors, led by Zhora Arkus-Dantov (an emigrant from Russia, by… Read More
Mazda’s 34 years run with the Wankel rotary engine has firmly rooted itself in automotive legend. Starting in 1978, with the unforgettable RX-7; Mazda’s compact and powerful rota… Read More
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It’s late 1970. Mazda has been at the rotary engine game for almost a decade, developing the problematic Felix Wankel/NSU design into a formidable, powerful, a… Read More
10 ENGINES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
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A rotary engine concept, which was proposed over 50 years ago, has finally been brought to life by a company which has invested $18 million and 13 years on development.
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"The Report Global Automotive Rotary (Wankel) Engine Market 2017-2021 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company profiles for key industry participants… Read More
Which engines are there for cars? And where is the development going?
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Toyota – 86This white Toyota – 86 GT with black hood is ready to race. It is a 2012 petrol model amd has done 41000 miles. It is a Right hand drive with manual transmission and i… Read More