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Though about 363 kg (800 lb) heavier and more insulated than its predecessor, the FC continued to win accolades from the press. The RX-7 FC was Motor Trend ' s Import Car of the Year for 1986, and the Turbo II was on Car and Driver magazine's 10 Best list for a second time in 1987. The FD RX-7 was Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year for 1993.
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.
It was then used from 1985 to 1992 in the RX-7 FC, in Naturally Aspirated or Turbocharged options, then once again in the RX-7 FD in a twin turbocharged form from 1992. It disappeared from the US market again in 1995, when the last US-spec RX-7s were sold. The engine was continually used in Japan from 1972's Mazda Luce/RX-4 through 2002's RX-7.
2002–2014 Mazda FS5A-EL — 5-speed version of the FN4A-EL, also used in 2006-09 Ford Fusion/Milan as FNR5; 2003– 5F31J — 5-speed transverse Jatco JF506E transmission; 2006–2011 5R55S Ford Ranger TDCI/Mazda BT50 5-speed; 2012–present FW6A-EL; Mazda designed and built; six forward gears; for some FWD vehicles
The NA utilized many components in-house, such as the 323/Familia/Protegé engine and 323 GTX differential (1.6L), RX-7 FC (non-turbo) differential (1.8L) and transmission, but the chassis was unique. NB Mazda MX-5 / Mazda Roadster / Mazda MX-5 Miata: 1998–2005: The NB was very close to the NA mechanically.
Mazda has revealed that it's working on a new four-cylinder engine called Skyactiv-Z. The new engine is set to replace the Skyactiv-G versions in the United States, and it will launch in 2027.
In car tuning culture, an engine swap is the process of removing a car's original engine and replacing it with another. This may be a like-for-like replacement, or to install a non-factory specification engine.
It was exported as the Mazda RX-3 in its first generation from 1971 to 1978, and as the Mazda RX-7 in its subsequent generations. For the original 1971 version of Savanna, Mazda fitted its 10A rotary engine to the Mazda Grand Familia to create a separately marketed product sold in coupé, sedan, and station wagon guises. The engine was upgraded ...