Wankel rotary engine
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A New Zealand drifter plans to race a four-rotor Mazda 3 hatchback up Pikes Peak this June.
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Patent reveals Mazda might still be working on RWD rotary-powered hybridA patent filing suggests once again that Mazda may bring back the rotary engine, this time for a hybrid powertrain.
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This 6-Rotor Wankel Is The Soundtrack Of Hell
What’s better than two rotors? Four! And what’s better than four rotors? SIX! DON’T MISS: Mad Mike Details His 1,200-HP 4-Rotor Miata Engine Build: Video That’s about all there is to this video of a beastly race-built six-rotor Wankel engine running on a stand. It was built...
Nelson Ireson -
Is Mazda's Rotary Engine Program Dead?
Mazda has halted further development of a replacement for their Renesis rotary engine, at least for now.
Kurt Ernst -
Patrick Dempsey Drives The Mazda 787B Race Car At Le Mans: Video
This past weekend the unique Mazda 787B race car powered by four-rotor Wankel rotary engine took to the famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France during an exhibition run prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance car. As we previously reported, the 787B won Le Mans race 20 years ago, making Mazda the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Germany’s Rotary Super Cars Working On Four-Rotor Predator GT
Remember the awesome four-rotor Mazda 787B race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 20 years ago and is now set to run the famous French circuit during a demonstration ahead of this weekend’s 24 hour race? Well, it turns out that the 787B’s appearance this weekend won't be the last...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
There may be life in the old dog yet - engines have never been the cleanest of machines, requiring fossil fuels for their power and releasing all manner of gases, elements and chemicals through the combustion process. Carmakers have come on in leaps and bounds over the last few decades to make the internal combustion engine cleaner than ever whilst improving economy and performance, but ever-tightening emissions regulations worldwide are certainly making things difficult for the industry. Help could be at hand though, in the form of the Wave Disk Generator (WDG). Conceived by researchers at...
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Mazda Rotary Engine Will Return, May Take Several Years
With the RX-8 sports car expected to be discontinued after the current model year, Mazda, the last bastion of the Wankel rotary engine, will be without a car in its lineup featuring the free-spinning engine. Why the predicament? Because Mazda just can’t seem to engineer the rotary to meet its...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mazda SKY Rotary Engine Under Development
The rotary engine is a love-it or hate-it piece of engineering. Marvelously simple and compact yet viciously inefficient, variants of the spinning triangle have seen use in Mazda's cars for over 40 years. But that robust classic tech won't do the job anymore. The next Mazda rotary will have to be a...
Nelson Ireson
