Coates International Ltd. (fka COTE)

[animaljive]

Oh im well aware, i owned an rx-7 for a short period...blew the apex seals and didnt have the cash to rebuild. On the motorcycles, I think a lot of those two-strokes weren't true rotary engines because only the intake was a rotary disk. I remember reading that years ago so whether or not its fact I dont know. This design is really nothing like the Wankel design that has been the basis for modern rotary engine design since the 50's and it differs drastically from rotary disks. I agree with you though, the design looks very nice and I think it has a ton of promise. I just think there's too much history around rotary engines and longevity issues for the world to jump ship on proven technology without a little bit of solid real world use data.