The engine with no pistons. In 1957, engineer Felix Wankel did the unthinkable. He built a working rotary engine that had no pistons at all. Instead of cylinders firing up and down, it used a spinning triangle inside an oval chamber to generate continuous power with fewer parts and smoother motion. Mazda was the only car maker crazy enough to mass produce it, and they turned it into the RX-7, a lightweight sports car with a tiny engine that revved like a motorcycle. At just 1.3 liters, the Wanke

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619K views · 4.9K reactions | Mesin rotari pertama kali dikembangkan oleh insinyur asal Jerman bernama Felix Wankel. Karena itu, mesin ini juga dikenal sebagai mesin Wankel. Meskipun konsep awalnya lahir di Eropa, Mazda-lah yang berhasil menyempurnakan dan memproduksinya secara massal. Hasilnya? Beberapa mobil legendaris seperti Mazda RX-7 dan RX-8 menjadi ikon performa tinggi dengan ciri khas suara mesin yang unik dan tarikan responsif #Rotary #otomotif | Fakta Unik dan Menarik | Facebook