New Mazda Engine's To Start IN 2011
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Back when Mazda sold ordinary cars with a rotary engine, I bought a brand new 1978 RX-4. That 13B made about 130 hp and got 25 mpg. The Renesis makes double the power, meets much stricter emission limits, and I still get 24 mpg highway.
That's progress! Sounds funny, but I mean it. Were there an option to do so, I wonder how a Renesis would do designed for lower power and higher milage. One thing Mazda has to deal with of course is that they are the only developers of the Wankel. Even now, 110 years after the piston ICE came of age, there must be thousands of engineers working on their improvement.
That's progress! Sounds funny, but I mean it. Were there an option to do so, I wonder how a Renesis would do designed for lower power and higher milage. One thing Mazda has to deal with of course is that they are the only developers of the Wankel. Even now, 110 years after the piston ICE came of age, there must be thousands of engineers working on their improvement.
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Back when Mazda sold ordinary cars with a rotary engine, I bought a brand new 1978 RX-4. That 13B made about 130 hp and got 25 mpg. The Renesis makes double the power, meets much stricter emission limits, and I still get 24 mpg highway.
That's progress! Sounds funny, but I mean it. Were there an option to do so, I wonder how a Renesis would do designed for lower power and higher milage. One thing Mazda has to deal with of course is that they are the only developers of the Wankel. Even now, 110 years after the piston ICE came of age, there must be thousands of engineers working on their improvement.
That's progress! Sounds funny, but I mean it. Were there an option to do so, I wonder how a Renesis would do designed for lower power and higher milage. One thing Mazda has to deal with of course is that they are the only developers of the Wankel. Even now, 110 years after the piston ICE came of age, there must be thousands of engineers working on their improvement.
Yes I recall well the brand new LA23S (and LA22S 12A) 13B RX-4.
Computers and Electronics have had a HUGE Roll in improving the Rotary, like the Banger engines of today I guess.
It is amazing how precise Fuel, Air and Ignition control can result in these improvements.
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