Could there possibly be a rotary engine with 12 rotors? The answer is yes, and here's everything we know about it including ...

The Wankel, better known as the rotary engine, has always held a unique place in the world of performance cars. Compact, lightweight, and capable of high revs, a rotary offered an alternative to ...

Why did Wankel rotary snowmobile engines disappear? A look at Arctic Cat’s rise and fall with this once-promising technology.

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...