MeMZ-965

The MeMZ-965 was a Soviet automobile engine, built by the Melitopolski Motor Plant (MeMZ).

Originally known as the NAMI-G (for the Soviet National Automotive Institute), the MeMZ-965 was designed for use in the LuAZ-967. It was a 746 cc air-cooled 90° V4, producing 23 hp. It had had characteristics not common for automobile engines, including a magnesium alloy engine block, accessories mounted high (to assist in case of crossing rivers), 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 887 cc MeMZ-966 and the 1,197 cc MeMZ-968.

The MeMZ-968 was offered in the ZAZ-968M in three performance levels:
 * MeMZ-968E (40 hp, carbureted, low-compression for 76-octane fuel);
 * MeMZ-968GE (40 hp, dual carburettor); or
 * MeMZ-968BE (50 hp, 8.4:1 compression, for 93-octane).

In addition, the MeMZ-965 would serve as a prototype 15 PS 500 cc vee-twin (half an MeMZ-965), for the prototype NAMI 086.

Applications:
 * LuAZ-967
 * ZAZ-969
 * ZAZ-965
 * ZAZ-965A
 * ZAZ-966
 * ZAZ-968
 * ZAZ-968M