The Mazda Wankel engine is a family of rotary combustion car engines Mazda has produced since 1967, based on the rotary design German engineer Felix Wankel invented in the 1950s, which turns a triangular rotor inside an epitrochoidal housing rather than using reciprocating pistons. Mazda remained the only manufacturer of Wankel powered production cars for decades, building versions from 0.4 to 2.6 liters and 100 to 900 horsepower through the RX-8's discontinuation in 2012, and reintroduced the rotary in 2023 as a generator in the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV plug-in hybrid.
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Fuel or Cycle Configuration Connections
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A rotary engine is categorically an internal combustion engine
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1967
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Wankel engine
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Gasoline
In Group: Road Car Engines of Europe and Japan, Lead sentence
The Mazda Wankel engines are a family of Wankel rotary combustion car engines produced by Mazda.
Invented By: Felix Wankel, Lead
Wankel engines were invented in 1950s by Felix Wankel, a German engineer.
Pioneered By: Felix Wankel, Lead
Wankel engines were invented in 1950s by Felix Wankel, a German engineer.
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