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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Motor Trend

Rotary Engine Upgrades and More - Question It

Got a burning question or simply need some advice with problems you’ve encountered while wrenching on your current/future projects? Ask our automotive guru Eric Hsu anything—literally, he’s going to ...