Chicken and egg; like the diesel, there are constraints that need to be resolved before it can be utilized, and if no one solves these problems then there is no exemplar, no chicken, and hence no eggs for other chickens to hatch from.

The 68 Cosmo was competitive with the muscle cars of the era. It really does offer a lighter engine, higher RPM, and simpler mechanical design.

That is why I brought up 60 year old advances in ICE a hundred years ago.

Typo! I had meant to type 1816 and not 1860.

Why do you think that is true? That's like saying all chipmakers should have fabs to advance the development of semiconductor manufacturing, when it turns out only two chipmakers have fabs, IBM and Intel.

In theory it is a very elegant design. Don’t forget that the current piston engine has been in active development for over 200 years since about 1860. If we had been working on Wankel engines for that long it too would be a wonderful device. Instead the Wankel is only about 60 years old, and at that point the ICE was…

Broadly speaking, Muslims and Mormons also believe in Jesus and God too.

The number indicates the size of the battery, not the motor.

Road Rage

That's a nice color! I got meteor gray and love mine. I am always impressed by how handsome it is when I see it.

It’s 1/3 lighter and has fewer moving parts. Due to it’s design the combustion cycle imparts less stress to the engine since it isn’t reciprocating. It also has much greater scaling capacity; It is much simpler to keep adding rotors than it is to keep adding cylinders because you can keep connecting the rotors in…

Because that’s not a rotary engine? Or are you talking about Skyactiv 2? In that case it’s because of NOx I think. Diesel doesn’t burn cleanly enough, so adding the compression ignition with the homogeneous charge (diesel is stratified charge) gets you the ability to burn leaner, like diesel, and more completely, like…

A coworker mentions constant coil replacements too. I wonder if they’re working on compression ignition, since that’s the plan on their Skyactiv 2 gas engines too. They also mention the need to address engine cooling due to higher combustion pressures, already a problem they would with their older Wankel rotary…

Then what’s an extra hundred pounds between friends?

I heard in another Mazda interview that it only adds 100lbs.

I've never heard anyone ever say Subaraus are more reliable. What I have heard about are thrown rods.

You’ve been driving it for 7 years, and it is 15 years old! There is no shame in replacing it. Just be honest that you can afford it’s replacement. I wouldn't buy something older than 5 years with more than 60k miles myself.

Yup. That's how it is when the government says you can't discriminate against black people or women or anyone even if your religion holds they are your property.

I want to see a turbo 227HP Mazda 3 coupe hardtop convertible. Why doesn’t anyone else want to see this happening?

Your welcome. I didn't know there were better choices.