The Autopian on MSN

I bet you all forgot that Audi made a modern car with a rotary engine

It’s common in this line of work to stumble upon a story while researching for another story. Digging through archives and ...
RideApart on MSN

This 100-horsepower rotary engine motorcycle was a bad idea, and that’s why it’s badass

The Van Veen OCR1000 was a rotary-powered engineering flex and one of the rarest motorcycles ever made. And now, it can be ...
SlashGear

Rotary Engine Apex Seals: What They Do, And Why They Get A Bad Rap

A German engineer, Felix Wankel, is credited with developing the world's first rotary engine in the 1950s. Wankel rotary engines use a triangular rotor spinning in a semi-oval case on an eccentric ...
Jalopnik

The Pros And Cons Of Rotary Engines

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...
SlashGear

8 Rotary-Powered Cars That We'd Be Shocked To See On The Road

Designed and championed by self-taught engineer Felix Wankel, the rotary engine is now most closely associated with Japanese automaker Mazda. Many of the greatest Mazdas ever made, including the RX-7 ...
Forbes

Mazda CEO Reveals Long-Awaited Rotary Engine Revival

The Iconic SP is almost certain to house the new rotary powertrain announced by CEO Moro. It’s official. The rotary is coming back. Earlier this month at the Tokyo Auto Salon, Japan’s biggest car ...
Forbes

Mazda’s Unique Rotary Reborn As Hybrid

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. Mazda’s rotary engine has been officially reborn, but not quite in ...