The Resurrection of the Rotor: Mazda’s Wankel Engine, from the Iconic RX-7 to the MX-30
Main Facts Few mechanical configurations in the history of the internal combustion engine have captured the automotive imagination quite like the Wankel rotary engine. Unlike traditional piston engines that rely on vertical, reciprocating motion to turn a crankshaft, the Wankel engine uses triangular rotors spinning within an epitrochoid-shaped housing. This design trades the complex valvetrain, […]
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