MeMZ-965


The MeMZ-965 was a Soviet automobile engine, built by the Melitopolski Motor Plant.
Originally known as the NAMI-G, the MeMZ-965 was designed for use in the LuAZ-967. It was a air-cooled 90° V4, producing. It had had characteristics not common for automobile engines, including a magnesium alloy engine block, accessories mounted high, and a rear-mounted oil cooler.
When the initial MD-65 engine proposed for the ZAZ-965 proved inadequate, the MeMZ engine was selected, thanks in part to it being air-cooled, like the successful VW Type 1's boxer engine. It would be developed into the MeMZ-966 and the MeMZ-968.
The MeMZ-968 was offered in the ZAZ-968M in three performance levels:
  • MeMZ-968E ;
  • MeMZ-968GE ; or
  • MeMZ-968BE.
In addition, the MeMZ-965 would serve as a prototype vee-twin, for the prototype NAMI 086.
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