Wankel engine

The Wankel rotary engine is a type of internal combustion engine, invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, which uses a rotor instead of reciprocating pistons. This design promises smooth high-rpm power from a compact, lightweight engine; however Wankel engines are criticized for poor fuel efficiency and exhaust emissions.

References

• {{Book reference | Author=Yamaguchi, Jack K.| Title=The New Mazda RX-7 and Mazda Rotary Engine Sports Cars | Publisher=St. Martin's Press, New York | Year=1985 | ID=ISBN 0312694563}}
• {{Journal reference | Author=Jan P. Norbye | Title=Watch out for Mazda! | Journal=Automobile Quarterly | Year=1973 | Volume=XI.1 | Pages=50-61}}
• {{Web reference | title=Theory, Design, and Principles of Operation | work=Monito.com | URL=http://www.monito.com/wankel/rce.html | date=February 24 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Compendium of Production and Experimental Wankel Engine Data | work=Monito.com | URL=http://www.monito.com/wankel/engines.html | date=February 24 | year=2005}}