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REPORT: Mazda to release new fuel efficient engine in 2011

Mazda's previously announced promise to boost the fuel efficiency of its fleet of cars and trucks by 30 percent will officially kick off in the year 2011 as the Japanese automaker releases a new series of efficient powertrains, starting with its best-selling 2.0-liter four cylinder engine. That revised powerplant will be hooked up to a new six-speed automatic transmission for even greater fuel savings, gaining 10 miles per gallon in both city (from 22 to 32 mpg) and highway (from 32 to 42 mpg). Automotive News (sub. req'd) suggests that ... Read more →

Mazda delivers Norwegian-spec RX-8 Hydrogen RE Sebastian Blanco

The first (of 30) Mazda Hydrogen RX-8 RE made its way to Norway last October, but that vehicle was simply imported from Japan. The first Norwegian-spec RX-8 Hydrogen RE was delivered to the ...

Mazda to further refine Wankel rotary engine for more efficiency? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Mazda's Wankel rotary engine has always been unique in the automotive landscape as a mass-produced internal combustion engine that eschews such unsightly items as pistons, valves and camshafts. The ...

Hydrogen RX-9 rumors pop back up Jeremy Korzeniewski

Mazda is in a unique position in the automobile world with its rotary engine. The Wankel engine happens to run rather well on hydrogen and is not as susceptible to many of hydrogen's shortcomings as ...

Hydrogen fueled Mazda RX-8 goes to Norway Sam Abuelsamid

Mazda has delivered the first of thirty hydrogen-fueled vehicles to the HyNor project in Norway this week. HyNor is the Hydrogen Road of Norway project which is working on developing ...

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE to be delivered to Japan's METI tomorrow 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda will deliver a dual-fuel vehicle (think BMW Hydrogen 7) to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) tomorrow. The vehicle, a RX-8 with a Hydrogen rotary engine, can switch between gasoline and hydrogen at the "flick of a switch" and will be used by METI for daily ...

Mazda delivers RX-8 Hydrogen RE to Yamaguchi government 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda has been working with Wankel rotary engines since the 1960s and is the only automaker to continue developing the design to this day, more than 30 years after Daimler-Benz, NSU and General Motors all abandoned the idea. Anyone who's ever driven a rotary knows it's a fantastic engine for ...


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