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It features fewer moving parts, a more compact and lighter structure, and greater horsepower than traditional piston engines.

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→‎History: 21st century European Union changes in emission regulations hurt the sales of Wankel-based rotary engines there, which tend to have a bit more fuel in their exhaust.

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→‎Mazda rotary pickup

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Leftists oppose car innovations that enhance freedom, including the rotary engine.

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This car review praises a new pickup truck introduced by Mazda that used the rotary engine:

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The ''DailyKos'' admits that "[t]he engine was lightweight, compact, smooth, and had few moving parts."

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There are 17,786 patents mentioning "rotary engine," dating back to 1840.

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Credit for the invention is often given to the German Felix Wankel, who supposedly obtain a patent earlier on his odd design in 1929 (presumably in Germany), but he did not build a prototype until 1957.

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Created page with "The '''rotary engine''' is an innovative design of a combustion engine, primarily for cars and mostly by Mazda. {{cquote|Using a central spinning part in the combustion cy..."