You could apply this to 12Valve as well who seems to enjoy discrediting my choice of a 3-seater jetski over his prefered stand-up models and attempting(and failing) to mock me for finding my first experience in a high-powered model terrifying because he equates them to couches. Sigh, different people have different…

if they can pull that off it will be delicious. Combined with how freely that engine revs because of the lightweight internals, people will love it.

you're just looking at peak numbers and ignoring the peak picture, like powerbands. If the honda engines making the same amount of power as that renault engine are any indication then said renault would have almost no usable torque in lower, city-driving RPMs and you have to flog it way up high to get into the…

could be fun, but the K20 engines aren't designed to be bolted to a rwd transmission.

yeah but the old engines in the NA and NB were low-torque anemic engines. They might not need to tweak the gear ratios all that much in the new Miata compared to the 3 because in the latter they, with the exception of first off the line, do a good job of getting the car going with decent power.

even if the 2.5 kept it's regular 184hp and 185 ft-lbs it still gives it a power to weight ratio of a hair under 12lbs/hp in the new miata. That puts it close to current Mustang V6 territory and absolutely creams the frs/brz twins in that regard. Plus both skyactiv G engines have lightened and forged internals so they…

hah if they could pull that off on street gas i'd be impressed. That 18:1 figure is probably for the diesel variants if i remember correctly. Even ferrari requires premium fuel for any of their engines that have a LOWER compression ratio than the new skyactive G 2.0. For perspective: the Coyote 5.0 has a CR of…

considering the intense engineering already in the skyactiv G 2.0 and the fact that the higher compression euro version has the same powerband (but better efficiency) I don't think there will be more power at hand. Either way, called it!

I'm predicting the 155hp skyactiv G 2.0. But I hope it's the 184hp 2.5. If it's either engine, it would make it more fuel efficient than a mazda3 if only for the 600lbs weight difference. So either way it's a 40+ mpg rwd roadster.

Nope, like I said to Raph, it's visually identical to the 2.0 Skyactiv G found under the hood of my 2014 Mazda3.

part 2: the engine in the schematic also looks identical to the 2.0 under my car's hood. And no turbocharger visible. Just the freaky skyactive long-tube manifold.

If it's the 2.0 skyactiv G then it's likely the same 155hp and 150 ft-lbs unit found in the 3, 6 and cx-5. I doubt they are gonna squeeze that much more HP out of it considering it has a scary-high 13:1 compression ratio. But that engine should be plenty for the Miata. I have a 2014 mazda3 with this engine and the…

Shit Raph, that reminds me of the big pile of issues I've been having in my less than 4 year old Mustang lol. Though yours is obviously way worse I gotta admit. But yeah, if you ever need proof that sports cars are never cheap and maybe a bit of a read to share some of the pain: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/budget-…

Great I almost choked laughing while at work. Bahahaha

masterfully done sir!

so 2100lbs with the skyactiv 2.0 drivetrain from the current mazda3 and cx-5 which means 155hp. That translates to 13.6lbs per HP. This car should be pretty quick if this holds true. And that engine is quite lovely and torquey above 2000rpm in the mazda3. Revs smoothly and has great throttle response (its a gem to…

Almost everyone I know has a new or almost new car. We're all between 20 and 27 years old. There's even a good chunk of sport/performance cars in that mix too. And that's dispite the fact we pay a lot more in canada for or rides.

The best part is that the infotainment systems in the mainstream japanese cars will likely outlive the ones in the Germal Luxury cars simply because of component reliability. Japanese electronic components are known for being the best there is. German electronics? Yeah no.

the infotainment bit is true and heck it's one world where the mainstream brands are slowly surpassing the Germans in all infotainment features save for audio quality.

With all your knowledge i'm curious to see what your opinion is of the 3.7L V6 in the current base mustangs with regards to build quality, limits and reliability.