| The Mazda RX2, Mazda RX3, Mazda RX4, Mazda | | | | compared to rotaries of the past. Harmful emissions |
| RX7 and now Mazda RX8 are all examples of | | | | will be greatly reduced as well and power should be |
| successful rotary engine sports cars. The New Mazda | | | | slightly increased compared to common multi-point fuel |
| 16x Rotary Engine should further popularize this | | | | injected rotaries such as the 13B. This should lean the |
| offbeat combustion engine which features (as rotaries | | | | fuel-air mixture out as well and may improve the |
| always have) a compact design with an exceptional | | | | rotaries nasty habit of flooding every time you move |
| power-to-weight ratio all in just 1.6 Liters. | | | | her down the street a block. |
| Mazda is calling this new rotary engine the "long-stroke | | | | Mazda has done incredible things with their light and |
| rotary engine." As you may already know, the 13B | | | | sporty 1.3 Liter 13B - just imagine what they can do |
| rotary engine has a displacement of just 1300cc, which | | | | with this new Mazda 16x! Better yet, just imagine what |
| is 1.3 Liters. While the Mazda 16x has an engine | | | | you could do with this new Mazda 16x rotary engine! |
| displacement of 1600cc (800cc x 2), which is 1.6 Liters; | | | | Unfortunately, however, Mazda has yet to announce a |
| and though they've made the 16x significantly larger | | | | production vehicle to carry the 16x. The closest we've |
| than the 13B - it weighs less than a 13B. This is due to | | | | gotten is the Mazda Taiki, a far-out prototype |
| aluminum side housings, which Mazda says shouldn't | | | | developed by Mazda under the "Nagare"(which is, |
| scare us. | | | | Japanese for "flow") concept of design. |
| Mazda's aim here is "greater thermal efficiency" - | | | | So when will we see this new rotary engine in action? |
| which basically means, any car powered by the | | | | Many expected this new rotary engine to appear in |
| Mazda 16x is going to move like stink. Mazda says this | | | | the 2009 Mazda RX8, but when the cover was pulled |
| [thermal efficiency] will increase torque at all engine | | | | off at the North American International Auto Show in |
| speeds. (Rotary engines are notorious for having low | | | | Detroit, we saw nothing but the Mazda 13B MSP |
| torque, especially on the low-end.) | | | | Renesis engine beneath it's glimmering hood. |
| They've also added Direct Fuel Injection so you can | | | | To answer the question; your guess is as good as |
| expect the 16x to be considerably more economical | | | | mine. |