Aug 16, 2013 · We now have enthusiastic confirmation that this next-gen rotary engine is really and truly going forward. It is still referred to as 16X and has several priorities. First is to lower fuel...

Apr 5, 2016 · Since the Renesis II 16X engine program was introduced at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda has insisted that its engineering team had been working feverishly to bring a new rotary up to modern...

The Mazda Wankel engines are a family of Wankel rotary combustion car engines produced by Mazda. [7] Wankel engines were invented in 1950s by Felix Wankel, a German engineer. Over the years, displacement has been increased and turbocharging has been added.

May 16, 2016 · Powertrain: Mazda acknowledges that 50 engineers have toiled eight years developing a new 16X two-rotor engine. The company even filed a patent for a new rotary engine earlier this year. Direct...

Feb 1, 2024 · In June 2023, the company resumed mass production of vehicles with rotary engines for the first time in approximately 11 years since the end of production of the Mazda RX-8 in 2012. Currently, the Mazda MX-30 e-SKYACTIV R-EV, the 12th model that mounts a rotary engine, has been introduced in Japan and Europe.

Oct 19, 2010 · A top Mazda powertrain executive said today that the 1.6-liter rotary engine, called the 16X, is about 30 percent more fuel-efficient than the current rotary engine used in the RX-8 sporty car.

Feb 4, 2025 · The Mazda engine codenamed 16X is expected to replace the RX8. Mazda’s RX8 model, which was the brand’s flagship for many years, started being phased out of production due to challenges meeting emissions regulations and …

Nov 2, 2007 · To mark the occasion, we have begun development of the direct injection 16X, a 1600 cc (800 cc x 2) powerplant with a new trochoid chamber shape aimed at further improving thermal efficiency and boosting torque at all engine speeds.

Nov 5, 2007 · This year, Mazda puts another marker on the history of the Mazda rotary engine with the RENESIS 16X, the successor to the 13B-MSP in the Mazda RX8. The new 16X rotary engine uses new...

The New Mazda 16x Rotary Engine should further popularize this offbeat combustion engine which features (as rotaries always have) a compact design with an exceptional power-to-weight ratio all in just 1.6 Liters.