The NSU-developed rotary engine caused such a stir in the European ... Despite its head-turning European looks and respectable performance (its sub-nine-second 0-60 mph time and 119 mph top ...

Aftermarket performance parts like turbochargers will also negatively impact engine reliability. The Wankel rotary story isn’t completely bleak. There are some advantages to rotary engines.

performance, and efficiency of Mazda’s rotary engine was finally proven on the world stage. The race was partly won before the 787B turned a wheel at Le Mans. While rival teams with old-school ...

Both 787Bs were powered by 2.6-liter four-rotor engines that were detuned to 700 horsepower. Afterward, the FIA announced that rotary engines would no longer be allowed at Le Mans.

The issue, as it has pretty much always been, is environmental. While the Wankel rotary engine does indeed make a lot of power in a small, lightweight package, it does so while burning lots of ...

The folks over at Pulse Performance Race Engineering ... the video and hear it for yourself. The engine's sound is not what you would expect from a rotary, and if we're being honest we don't ...

The first tech to be showcased was a rotary engine, as Mazda had released their first rotary-powered car just a couple of years prior. The Mercdes-Benz test mule in question was called the C 111 ...

It might be even less subtle with an unusual engine in its belly, though — and it seems at least one owner has done just that. The resulting creation is a beastly rotary-powered R5 Turbo ...

The rationalisation for developing this all-new rotary engine comes not from its outright performance, rather its compact packaging and smooth running. In being independent from the driven wheels ...

we could see a much more efficient alternative-fuel rotary engine. New performance cars that depreciate the least (and most) What new cars depreciate the least after three years or 36,000 miles?

The model’s rotary engine is also intended as a backup for power production in emergencies and other contingencies. For example, if a household consumes 10 kilowatt-hours daily, electricity can ...