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Here's Why Mazda's New Rotary Engine is Genius


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Mazda is always hampered by their finances.

I like what the ozzies have done though. Why mazda dont work with them?

 

 

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46 minutes ago, Soya said:

Wow....this fella finally discovered that there's a whole new world out there besides Toyota?.....

 

yeah what did he mean by "new". This video could have been made like 12-13 years ago. When Rx-8 was still new. Lol.

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7 hours ago, kobayashiGT said:

Here's Why Mazda's New Rotary Engine is Genius

 

 

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Rotary engine is older than most of our age.

Created by a German. Many makers tried... immediately throw away.

Mazda tried hard but in the end the tech is just not stable enough for mainstream use.

Nothing really genius.

Is just a different way to get motion out of internal combustion.

And standard cylinder way is proven superior.

The world moved on.

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i heard the apex must be constantly lubricated, change oil frequently maybe, i can't remember.

not easy to maintain.

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Actually it is genius but not for petrol but for hydrogen.

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Why the Rotary Engine Is Perfect for Hydrogen Fuel

The Wankel rotary has a lot of drawbacks as a gasoline engine, but they become benefits when you switch to hydrogen fuel, as Mazda did with a limited-production RX-8.

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The Wankel rotary engine is an engineer's dream. Smaller, lighter and simpler than any piston engine, the spinning-triangle design can crank out major power from a tiny package with a minimum of moving parts.

But there are major drawbacks. A Wankel engine doesn't burn fuel nearly as cleanly or efficiently as a piston engine. That leads to dirty emissions—a problem that's compounded by the way the engine burns its lubricating oil. 

Here's the interesting thing: Most of the Wankel's drawbacks turn into advantages with one simple change. All you have to do is swap fuels, from gasoline to hydrogen.

 

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