Sunday 17 July 2011

How Audi Hybrids Could Keep the Rotary Engine Alive, Plus 10 Wankel Facts

How Audi Hybrids Could Keep the Rotary Engine Alive, Plus 10 Wankel Facts: "

Audi A1 Etron Hybrid Explained


Rotary Revival: A second act for Felix Wankel’s wundermotor.


Only 1134 Mazda RX-8s were purchased here in 2010. The lack of interest means that Mazda will probably shelve its rotary engine later this year. But weep not, rotorheads, because salvation is at hand. The 20th century’s only new engine to succeed is too good to die, and its next assignment could sustain it for decades.


Keep Reading: How Audi Hybrids Could Keep the Wankel Rotary Alive – Tech Dept.


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