Re: Audi+rotary engines!

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>]

On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, scott miller wrote:

> My quattro frenzied brother has long held that Mazda uses an Audi 
> license to produce the Wankel.  Wankel, isn't that a German name?

Yes, the Wankel was designed by Dr. Felix Wankel, a German, and was
licensed to Mazda back in '64 if my memory serves me. Nearly every major
automaker purchased a license at one time.  Only Mazda reached widespread
commercial success (and near failure) with the Wankel design.  I am not
sure who owns Wankel's rights now, but I think it is NSU, which everyone
here knows (I hope) is part of Audi.  You can find all this stuff out
there on the 'net. 

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey

"There's alot more to Jazz than just wrong notes"