Comments by "John Burns" (@johnburns4017) on "Mazda's Secret New Engine Technology - SkyactivX | The New Car Show" video.

  1. Mazda have missed the bus. SkyActiv is too late, and too complex, as all are going over to EVs. The only good thing Mazda announced was that it was having a hybrid using a rotary engine as a range extender.
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  2.  @doktorbimmer  How is the therapy going?
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  3. Bimmer Rotaries are fitted to drones. http://3w-international.com/wankel-rotary-uav-engine-3w-180-sre-hybrid/ https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2018/04/3w-international-unveil-new-uav-wankel-engine/ http://www.rotronuav.com UAV company fits rotaries: https://www.nwuav.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7_rlBRBaEiwAc23rhgjdCpEccXK5doOig1_HpXYKckrnCkTGdeYQAU_SXuWjqaGDQ0DrzBoCKGcQAvD_BwE https://insidegnss.com/product-directory/heavy-fuel-gasoline-engines-wankel-rotary-uav-engines/ "Wankel rotary engines currently are installed into some of the world’s most successful and proven platforms. These platforms include Textron’s Shadow, IAI Malat Searcher, Elbit Hermes 450, Leonardo’s Falco, IAI MBT Harpy and Harop, Schiebel’s Camcopter and the UK’s Watchkeeper programme. Rotaries have chalked up millions of flight hours in service, a lot of which has been in extremely demanding operational conditions." https://www.aieuk.com/blog/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-propulsion-systems/ Thee you go Bimmer. I know you will screech in horror on reading all this. You will relapse of course.
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  4.  @doktorbimmer  wrote: "Mazda announced it will be selling 4-cylinder Skyactiv-X engines in the new Mazda3." That is nice Bimmer. Very nice. Duh!
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