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    Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look

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    Image of ArtForge ArtForge
    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    Hey Mazda, lets make a good car that is really fun to drive. Underpowered crap with nice finishes is getting old.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    09/29/09

    @ArtForge: Never driven a V6 Mazda6 (or Mazda3 GT/Speed3 or MX-5), have we?
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    09/29/09

    @Maymar: Or possibly any recent non B-series Mazda.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    09/29/09

    @theeastbaykid: Eh, I had a bit of fun goosing the throttle on a B4000 yesterday, while driving on a wet field. I wouldn't take one to Tail of the Dragon, but they're fun in their own way.

    But yes, when I have children, they will be carted around in a 5 (with manual), and will know what it is to hoon (in responsible ways, when mommy's not looking of course).
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    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    Ah, another diesel which, if it makes it to the US, will not be popular.

    Mazda, be the US's savior and bring a good TD to the States with a very good automatic.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    Once upon a time there was a tiny, tiny chicken named Chicken Little. One day Chicken Little was scratching on Jalopnik when an engine came on screen. "Oh," cried Chicken Little, "the SKY is coming. I must go tell the king."

    So Chicken Little ran and ran, and she met Henny Penny. "Where do you travel so fast, Chicken Little?" asked Henny Penny.

    "Ah, Henny Penny," said Chicken Little, "the SKY is coming, and I must go and tell the king." "How do you know that the SKY is coming, Chicken Little?" asked Henny Penny.

    "I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a press release said so," said Chicken Little. "I will go with you to the king," said Henny Penny. So they ran along together, and they met Ducky Daddles. "Where do you travel so fast?" asked Ducky Daddles.

    "Ah, Ducky Daddles," said Chicken Little, "the SKY is coming, and Henny Penny and I go to tell the king." "How do you know that the SKY is coming, Chicken Little?" asked Ducky Daddles.

    "I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a press release said so," said Chicken Little. "I will go with you to the king," said Ducky Daddles. So they ran along together, and they met Goosey Loosey. "Where do you travel so fast, Chicken Little?" asked Goosey Loosey.

    "Ah, Goosey Loosey," said Chicken Little, "the SKY is coming. Henny Penny and Ducky Daddles and I go to tell the king." "How do you know that the SKY is coming, Chicken Little?" asked Goosey Loosey.

    "I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a press release said so," said Chicken Little. "I will go with you," said Goosey Loosey. So they ran along together, and they met Turkey Lurkey. "Where do you travel so fast, Chicken Little?" asked Turkey Lurkey.

    "Ah, Turkey Lurkey," said Chicken Little, "the SKY is coming, and Henny Penny and Ducky Daddles and Goosey Loosey and I go to tell the king." "How do you know that the SKY is coming?" asked Turkey Lurkey.

    "I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a press release said so," said Chicken Little. "I will go with you to the king," said Turkey Lurkey. So they ran along together, and they met Foxy Loxy. "Where do you travel so fast, Chicken Little?" asked Foxy Loxy.

    "Ah, Foxy Loxy," said Chicken Little, "the SKY is coming, and we go to tell the king." "Do you know the way to the king's house?" asked Foxy Loxy.

    "No," said Chicken Little.
    "No," said Henny Penny.
    "No," said Ducky Daddles.
    "No," said Goosey Loosey.
    "No," said Turkey Lurkey.

    "Then come with me and I will show you," said Foxy Loxy. And just as he was about to lead them into his den to eat them...

    ...the SKY fell on him.

    "Oh dear," said Chicken Little.
    "We're too late," said Henny Penny.
    "Poor Foxy Loxy," said Ducky Daddles.
    "No sense in going to the king," said Goosey Loosey.
    "Nothing to do now but go home," said Turkey Lurkey.

    And they did.

    The moral of the story: New engines will save us from being eaten by blandness.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    09/29/09

    @engineerd: Makes me want to order a Jalapeno chicken sandwich at Burger King.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    09/29/09

    @engineerd: You better ease off the scotch or you'll never make it through the day. Ducky Daddles?

    Seriously? You really made me laugh! I love it!
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    Image of Electro_Boogie Electro_Boogie
    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    Mazda needs to quit dicking around with rotaries and make a 2 liter turbo based on this SKY-D.
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    Image of ArtForge ArtForge
    09/29/09

    @Electro_Boogie: They need to quit dicking around with crap roataries and build a decent one.
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    09/29/09

    @Electro_Boogie: Just because rotary technology has been twenty years from perfection for the last thirty years is no reason to give up on it.
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    Image of MadcowsDiseased MadcowsDiseased
    09/29/09

    @Electro_Boogie: I hate you all.

    They might not be the most reliable things, but each time mazda has learned from their mistakes, and improved the engine for the following generation. It would truly be a loss to every car nut if the only company that built rotaries ceased to do so.

    You don't like rotary-powered cars? Then they're not for you. Luckily for your sake, there are THOUSANDS of different piston-engined cars. Go get one of those, and leave the RXs to people who can appreciate them.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    09/29/09

    @discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch!: It's craigslist equivalent is "90% restored."
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    09/29/09

    @MadcowsDiseased: +1. I spent the better part of this past weekend fawning over an RX-8, and taking off the engine cover to admire the rotary (and just how compact it is). It's weird, unusual, and drinks a bit of oil, and I love it for that.
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    09/29/09

    @theeastbaykid: Now with Jalopnik Approved™ use of apostrophe!
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    09/29/09

    @MadcowsDiseased: Don't get me wrong, I love rotary cars. I'm just not sure that I want to own one.
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    09/29/09

    @theeastbaykid: That last 10% is always the hardest.
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    Image of nataku8_e30 nataku8_e30
    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    As much as I don't like them, it's nice to see some auto transmission improvements aimed at efficiency (besides just adding more gears) and providing more direct power transfer. Seeing as I have to compromise with at least one of my cars being an auto so the g/f can drive it, a GOOD auto is a big attraction. Now if I could get that diesel engine in a Mazda 3 hatch (or better yet, a 6 wagon)
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    Image of pres pres
    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    Well, at least the motor isn't smiling at me.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    It seems sort of appropriate that when it comes to Diesel and Direct Injection engines, the SKY is blue. But with automatic transmissions, the SKY is grey.

    But a SKY-D in a 2 would be a fantastic commuter car.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    09/29/09

    In reply to Mazda "SKY" Engines, Transmission: First Look
    I wonder when they'll start putting these in cars. I'd love to have a Mazda 3 that gets 40MPG+ combined on a gas engine.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    01/28/09

    In reply to GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
    I've come to the conclusion that ever piece of PR coming out of GM is now 100% bullshit that will be completely reversed by the next press release. Of course that press release will also be bullshit.


    Sometimes I hope they just go bankrupt. I'm sick of their crap.

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    01/28/09

    @FromaBuick6: GIVE ME BACK MY GOD DAMN COMMAS!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/28/09

    In reply to GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
    Hey let's just build 'em in a toolshed instead!
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    01/28/09

    @FluffyPushbroom: Well I'll be goddamned it DOES eat your fucking commas!
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    01/28/09

    In reply to GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
    Comma comma comma comma chameleons
    They come and go
    They come and go


    Writing would be easy if my clauses we like a child
    Short dumb and wild
    Short dumb and wild

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    Image of bobwilson1977 bobwilson1977
    01/28/09

    In reply to GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
    I hope that engine is easier to work on than the Prius engine. I just changed the PCV valve in my Wife's 02' Prius and unlike most cars where it just sits on top of the valve cover within easy reach the one on hers was buried underneath tons of crap and also required the removal of the whole windshield wiper system and pan below it.
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    Image of Feds Feds
    01/28/09

    @bobwilson1977:


    Welcome to car maintanance in the new century. Try changing the serpentine belt on a Chevy Equinox. Can you say "remove engine mount raise engine"? I knew that you could.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/28/09

    @Feds: I blame the Chinese for that. Because I can.
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    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    01/28/09

    In reply to GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
    In response to GM pulling the contracts to build an engine plant "comma" Jalopnik has decided to pull all "commas" from comments.
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    01/28/09

    @maximum-sienna: uninspiring utility. Now in pearl white.: Cost savings are a real bitch sometimes. How much were those commas costing the site anyway?? They must have unionized...
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    01/28/09

    @maximum-sienna: uninspiring utility. Now in pearl white.: Woohoo Now I can blame my run-on sentences on Jalopnik. Years from now I'll still be claiming the punctuation is screwed up on Jalopnik pushing my punctuation errors onto someone else.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/28/09

    In reply to GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
    Wait (comma) they're canceling construction of the plant (comma) but are still planning to build the engine there (question mark) I don't know if Flint Michigan is the most appropriate venue for an alfresco engine facility (period)
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    01/28/09

    @graverobber: Philip Landrigan Edition: Clever(comma) very clever(period).
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/28/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I was just thinking that I would do the same thing on my next post (exclamation mark)


    Now (comma) where did I put my copy of Brathwaite (period)

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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    01/28/09

    In reply to GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
    That engine is just so cute I just want to pinch its little PCV hose. I bet you could just lift it out of the car and put it on your bench for servicing.
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    01/28/09

    @Ash78: careful you might be accused of dragon-like pedophilia.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    01/28/09

    @Ash78: Pressure Control Valve? Packed cell volume? Positive Crankcase Ventilation? Peace Corps Volunteer? Pony Club Victoria? Powered Combat Vest? Partido Comunista de Venezuela?
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    01/28/09

    @bmoredlj: Sí la última. Viva Chavez!
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