The rotary engine could be on the verge of a revolution.
California startup GoTek Energy has received a patent for a new type of motor – one that addresses some of the shortcomings of past rotaries, while promising better power and efficiency than traditional piston engines.
I say traditional, because this rotary uses something called pivot pistons.
Unlike the Wankel rotary engine made famous and famously killed by Mazda, with its pinched-oval housing and triangular rotor, GoTek’s DynaKinetic engine features a circular housing and a rotor that looks like a twisted ninja throwing star, creating four combustion chambers each fitted with a gear-driven piston resembling a flap that moves in and out to suck in and compress the fuel/air mixture as the rotor spins.
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California startup GoTek Energy has received a patent for a new type of motor – one that addresses some of the shortcomings of past rotaries, while promising better power and efficiency than traditional piston engines.
I say traditional, because this rotary uses something called pivot pistons.
Unlike the Wankel rotary engine made famous and famously killed by Mazda, with its pinched-oval housing and triangular rotor, GoTek’s DynaKinetic engine features a circular housing and a rotor that looks like a twisted ninja throwing star, creating four combustion chambers each fitted with a gear-driven piston resembling a flap that moves in and out to suck in and compress the fuel/air mixture as the rotor spins.
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Back in the day the Mazda RX-7 had a rotary engine and it was a very good engine and popular with many...
Very cool. I own a 2006 Mazda RX-8 with rotary engine. Garage kept and very low miles. Only drive for fun. It's a great car and very fast. Still turns heads once in a while. Was sad to see Mazda give up on the rotary and RX line a few years ago. I hope this effort is successful (and this engine doesn't suck down fuel as greedily as the Mazda rotary).
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