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

Through the history of internal combustion engines, there has been plenty of evolution, but few revolutions. Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel.

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...

The mere fact that this engine starts and runs is a testament to the mechanical know-how of these guys. For comparison's sake, Mazda's own Le Mans-winning 787 prototype utilized a four-rotor Wankel.

NSU unveiled the Ro 80 at the 1967 Frankfurt Motor Show, and Car Magazine praised its sleek design and named the vehicle its Car of the Year. Car’s editors noted that the Wankel engine’s ...

As a result, very few GS Birotors survive today. The C111-I of 1969 had a three-rotor Wankel engine with 276bhp, while the C111-II of 1970 featured a four-rotor engine with 345bhp, giving them top ...

var digg_url = 'https://digg.com/hardware/Delorean_with_a_300hp_3_rotor_Wankel_engine'; In the late sixties and early seventies, many car companies were enamored with ...

Today, it is one of the world's largest automakers. First introduced in 1969 Powered by a three-rotor Wankel rotary engine Featured a mid-engine layout In the late 1960s, Mercedes-Benz was hard at ...