Mazda V-twin engine
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Mazda
's first automobile
engine was the V-twin
family. This tiny air-cooled engine only lasted a few years in the early 1960s before Mazda moved to the standard straight-4
format used in most modern automobiles.
engine from Mazda was the 356 cc (60x63 mm) air-cooled 90° V-twin
. It was an overhead valve
4-valve pushrod design. This engine produced 16 hp (11.9 kW) and 16 ft.lbf (22 Nm) in the 1960 Mazda R360
.
Mazda
is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...
's first automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
engine was the V-twin
V-twin
A V-twin engine is a two-cylinder internal combustion engine where the cylinders are arranged in a V configuration.- Crankshaft configuration :Most V-twin engines have a single crankpin, which is shared by both connecting rods...
family. This tiny air-cooled engine only lasted a few years in the early 1960s before Mazda moved to the standard straight-4
Straight-4
The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....
format used in most modern automobiles.
356
The first automobileAutomobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
engine from Mazda was the 356 cc (60x63 mm) air-cooled 90° V-twin
V-twin
A V-twin engine is a two-cylinder internal combustion engine where the cylinders are arranged in a V configuration.- Crankshaft configuration :Most V-twin engines have a single crankpin, which is shared by both connecting rods...
. It was an overhead valve
Overhead valve
An overhead valve engine, also informally called pushrod engine or I-head engine, is a type of piston engine that places the camshaft within the cylinder block , and uses pushrods or rods to actuate rocker arms above the cylinder...
4-valve pushrod design. This engine produced 16 hp (11.9 kW) and 16 ft.lbf (22 Nm) in the 1960 Mazda R360
Mazda R360
The R360 was Mazda's first real car - a two-door, four-seat coupé. Introduced in 1960, it featured a short 69 inch wheelbase and weighed just 838 lb . It was powered by a rear-mounted air-cooled 356 cc V-twin engine putting out about 16 hp and 16 ft·lbf of torque. The car...
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