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Wankel’s engine is legendary among engineers and gearheads, on account of its simplicity and elegance: It has far fewer parts than a typical piston engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

There are gearheads who go and people with Instagram accounts devoted to their cars, but there are also people there like Kevin Kuzma, who lost his deceased mom’s 1957 Chevrolet 210.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

MI> also revealed a concept electric Dodge Charger last year, banking on the legacy of the almost 60-year muscle car brand pulling in EV-averse gearheads.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

While “Downey’s Dream Cars” is very much a show for gearheads, it isn’t restricted to that audience.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

There was a built-in audience with the kind of gearheads who love to pore over horsepower, steering and any other little cog that makes a car go vroom.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2021