TypeFamilyNameDisplacement
(cc)
Years
V2V-twinBA
EA/EB
356
577
19581963
MB
HB
1105
1400
I4early
OHV
DA/DB
RA
SA
TA
UA/UB
VA
358
586
782
1139
1484
1985
19591967
later
OHV
PB
TB
987
1169
19611974
xCPC
TC
UC/D4
UB/D5
NA
VB
985
1272
1415
1490
1586
1796
19651984
EE1
E3
E5
1071
1296
1490
19801987
FVC
MA
FE
F2
FS
FP
RF
R2
1769
1970
1998
2184
1991
1839
1998
2184
19772002
GG6
G5
GY
2606
2500
2494
19891999
BB1
B3
B5
B6
B8/BP
1138
1324
1498
1597
1839
19852005
ZZ5
ZL
ZM
1489
1498
1598
19952014
MZRZJ
ZY
Z6
L8
LF
L3
1349
1498
1598
1798
1999
2261
1995
Diesel I4
(licensed
Perkins)
MazdaS2
XA
HA
2209
2522
2977
19701984
V6JJF
J5
JE
2000
2500
2954
19861994
KK8
KF
KJ
KL
1845
1995
2300
2497
19912002
WankelMazdaL8A
10A
12A/12B
13A
13B
20B
26J/26B
Renesis
798
982
1146
1310
1308
1962
2622
1310
1963

Mazda makes both piston and Wankel "rotary" engines. This page summarizes the various engine families and variations.

Piston engines

Although Mazda is well known for their Wankel "rotary" engines, the company has been manufacturing piston engines since the earliest years of the Toyo Kogyo company. Early on, they produced overhead camshaft, aluminum blocks, and an innovative block containing both the engine and transmission in one unit. This section summarizes piston engine developments. Note that only Mazda's V-twin, Inline-4, and V6 configurations have made it to market. The company has engineered and completed a W12 engine by 1990 for use in their proposed Amati luxury car brand. Due to financial hardships during that time, the luxury brand was abandoned as well as those two engines.

V-twin

Like several other Japanese makers, Mazda produced V-twin engines for their three-wheeled delivery vehicles of the 1950s. These were also used in some of the tiny keicars of the 1960s. These were essentially motorcycle engines, and were largely superseded by water-cooled straight-4 engines in a few years, except for in the Mazda R360 which remained in production until 1969 especially for the handicapped.

Inline-4

Mazda's strength since the 1960s has been in its line of Inline-4 engines. Beginning with a tiny 358 cc kei car engine, one of the smallest ever made, Mazda continues to this day to be a leading developer of this type of engine.

V6

Mazda has created three families of in-house V6 engines. As of 2000, they build and use the Ford Duratec V6 design.

Wankel engines

Mazda is the only producer of successful Wankel engines, positioning them as a prime sports car powerplant. All of Mazda's Wankels are based on their first design of the 1960s, though there have been significant developments over the four decades. After Mazda RX-8 production ceased in 2013, Mazda has carried on with testing prototypes to re-introduce the rotary as part of the "SkyActiv" lineup, dubbed SkyActiv R, displacing 1600 cc and featuring direct injection, laser ignition and forced induction.

Gasoline Diesel Engine

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