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Innovation came early with the 1967 NSU Ro 80 and its rotary engine

In the late 1960s, when most sedans still looked and drove like rolling conservatism, NSU put a radical four-door on the road ...
autoevolution

Maker of Small Supercharged Rotary Engine Tapped by USAF for Future Powerplants

At the moment, the name LiquidPiston may not mean all that much in this world, but chances are that will change very soon. That's because the Connecticut-based company has set out to effectively ...
autoevolution

Small Supercharged Rotary Engine Has the U.S. Army All Worked Up, We Should Be Too

Looking at all the incredible machines roaming our roads these days you’d be inclined to believe it can’t get better than this when it comes to the combustion engines they use. But if you ask a crew ...
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At launch, the 1968 Mazda Cosmo introduced rotary power to the world

The first time the public saw the 1968 Mazda Cosmo, it looked like a spaceship that had somehow slipped onto a show stand.
The Drive

This Tiny ‘Inside-Out Wankel’ Rotary Engine is the Size of a Basketball

Add The Drive (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results The rotary engine is ...
sciencex

Big power, small footprint: how biofuel rotary engines put sustainability on fast spin

A bold collaboration aimed to bring research to reality could rewrite the rulebook on sustainable energy. Advanced Innovative Engineering (AIE), the leader in high-performance rotary engines, is ...
Carscoops

Mazda Doubling Down On Rotary Engine, Pours Money Into R&D

Good news, everyone! Mazda is not only reassembling a dedicated team of engineers for rotary engine development, as we’ve reported earlier, but today it also announced its intention to expedite ...
New Atlas

Tiny Wankel engine packs a power punch above its weight class

The electric motor might carry the hype banner at the moment, but some minds remain convinced that there's plenty of innovation left to be extracted from internal combustion. AIE is one of the rotary ...
SlashGear

Is A Wankel Engine Different From A Rotary Engine? Here's What You Need To Know

A Wankel engine is a type of rotary engine, but not all rotary engines are Wankel engines. Wrapping your mind around this idea will help you to better understand the similarities as well as the ...
TopSpeed

Despite Its Many Shortcomings, Here's Why Mazda Relentlessly Pursued The Rotary Engine

Antonio is a chemical engineering student pursuing his master's degree in chemical engineering and sustainable processes. Throughout his academic journey, he has gained substantial knowledge in areas ...
Forbes

Mazda Revives Rotary Engine To Extend EV Range, But EU Ban Looms

Mazda’s revival of its iconic rotary engine as a battery-replenisher for a version of its electric car provides an alternative to pure EVs and plug-in hybrids but will eventually fall foul of an EU ...