| Type | Family | Name | Displacement (cc) |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V2 | V-twin | BA EA/EB |
356 577 |
1958–1963 |
| MB HB |
1105 1400 | |||
| I4 | early OHV |
DA/DB RA SA TA UA/UB VA |
358 586 782 1139 1484 1985 |
1959–1967 |
| later OHV |
PB TB |
987 1169 |
1961–1974 | |
| xC | PC TC UC/D4 UB/D5 NA VB |
985 1272 1415 1490 1586 1796 |
1965–1984 | |
| E | E1 E3 E5 |
1071 1296 1490 |
1980–1987 | |
| F | VC MA FE F2 FS FP RF R2 |
1769 1970 1998 2184 1991 1839 1998 2184 |
1977–2002 | |
| G | G6 G5 GY |
2606 2500 2494 |
1989–1999 | |
| B | B1 B3 B5 B6 B8/BP |
1138 1324 1498 1597 1839 |
1985–2005 | |
| Z | Z5 ZL ZM |
1489 1498 1598 |
1995–2014 | |
| MZR | ZJ ZY Z6 L8 LF L3 |
1349 1498 1598 1798 1999 2261 |
1995– | |
| Diesel I4 (licensed Perkins) |
Mazda | S2 XA HA |
2209 2522 2977 |
1970–1984 |
| V6 | J | JF J5 JE |
2000 2500 2954 |
1986–1994 |
| K | K8 KF KJ KL |
1845 1995 2300 2497 |
1991–2002 | |
| Wankel | Mazda | L8A 10A 12A/12B 13A 13B 20B 26J/26B Renesis |
798 982 1146 1310 1308 1962 2622 1310 |
1963– |
Mazda makes both piston and Wankel "rotary" engines. This page summarizes the various engine families and variations.
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. This section summarizes piston engine developments. Note that only Mazda's V-twin, Inline-4, and V6 configurations have made it to market. The company has engineered and completed a W12 engine by 1990 for use in their proposed Amati luxury car brand. Due to financial hardships during that time, the luxury brand was abandoned as well as those two engines.
Like several other Japanese makers, Mazda produced V-twin engines for their three-wheeled delivery vehicles of the 1950s. These were also used in some of the tiny keicars of the 1960s. These were essentially motorcycle engines, and were largely superseded by water-cooled straight-4 engines in a few years, except for in the Mazda R360 which remained in production until 1969 especially for the handicapped.
Mazda's strength since the 1960s has been in its line of Inline-4 engines. Beginning with a tiny 358 cc kei car engine, one of the smallest ever made, Mazda continues to this day to be a leading developer of this type of engine.
Mazda has created three families of in-house V6 engines. As of 2000, they build and use the Ford Duratec V6 design.
Mazda is the only producer of successful Wankel engines, positioning them as a prime sports car powerplant. All of Mazda's Wankels are based on their first design of the 1960s, though there have been significant developments over the four decades. After Mazda RX-8 production ceased in 2013, Mazda has carried on with testing prototypes to re-introduce the rotary as part of the "SkyActiv" lineup, dubbed SkyActiv R, displacing 1600 cc and featuring direct injection, laser ignition and forced induction.