Ironically, GM experimented with a couple of Rotary Corvettes in 1973. One was
266 cubic inches, the other was a whopping 390! So much for lightweight,
compact engines. They scrapped the whole thing because of overwhelming
emissions problems.
-Vernon
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>> The first wankel engine ever to run was in 1957. The first piston
>> engine ever to run (steam powered) was in the 1700s. The piston
>> engine has had about 250 years more development time than the
>> Wankel (guess that makes it 250 year old thump-thump technology).
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