Chinese firm Dongan Auto revives the Wankel engine, developing a lightweight prototype aimed at next-gen aerial mobility ...

Let’s talk rotary engines. Also known as Wankel engines, these unique power plants can be finicky at best, but when they work, they are absolutely wondrous. Well-known car builder Rob Dahm has been ...

The Wankel rotary engine is known for its troubled life in the mainstream automotive industry, its high power-to-weight ratio, and the intoxicating buzz it makes at full tilt. Popular with die-hard ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mazda and NSU tend to get all the credit for Wankel rotary engines in cars, but Mercedes also did quite a bit of Wankel development, using the ...

The Wankel rotary engine is an engineer's dream. Smaller, lighter and simpler than any piston engine, the spinning-triangle design can crank out major power from a tiny package with a minimum of ...

We wonder if mechanics are as annoyed when we say “engine” as we get when someone talks about a “computer” or a “radio.” Sure, you know what all three of those words mean, but there are many different ...

Rotary engines, also known as Wankel engines, have some of the most rabid and loyal followings of lovabale nutjobs of any pretty-much-failed technology. I think rotaries are fantastic, but, let's be ...

Felix Wankel, a German engineer who invented the rotary engine, is born on Aug. 13, 1902, in Lahr, Germany. Wankel became fascinated with internal combustion engines at an early age and began ...