In an industry increasingly fixated on electrification, it’s easy to overlook the fact that some of the most impressive engineering breakthroughs of the past two decades happened inside a conventional combustion engine. Mazda’s SkyActiv family is a prime example — a suite of powerplants that quietly redefined what a gasoline engine could do, and that continues to earn respect from engineers and enthusiasts alike more than fifteen years after its debut.
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