Recently, the Japanese media reported that Mazda 2 and Mazda announced its CX-3 models will be equipped with three-cylinder engine 1.5L Skyactiv-X, the match will be its 6-speed Skyactiv- Drive automatic transmission. It is understood that, Mazda is also expected to join the 48V light mixing system.
(Mazda 2)
As we all know, as the impact of the world’s energy situation, electrification gradually become the mainstream. Major car firms for energy saving, almost all in reducing engine displacement and number of cylinders, more and more variety of small displacement three-cylinder models, even Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series and other luxury cars have to spend 2.0 T four-cylinder engine.
In recent years, Mazda is a “bent” in a name, others are shrinking cylinder emissions, but it has always insisted on large displacement, and even the implementation of the new in-line six-cylinder engine.
In fact, “the opposite” of far more than Mazda, the Japanese car would have been with Germany, the US Department differ in concept cars. Only in the Chinese market, due to the national policy guidance, as well as German cars have a huge market share in the Chinese market. We will feel turbocharging is the trend, the trend will feel small displacement.
(Mazda CX-3)
and the present, the Japanese auto industry, or to the naturally aspirated engine mainly Japanese car has the advantage of not pursuing extreme performance, but long-lasting durability. Toyota is the flagship of the naturally aspirated + hybrid technology, Toyota and its Lexus models have achieved a lot of success stories.
In addition, China is not the largest market Mazda, Mazda in Japan, the United States also have very large sales. And US consumers have been “paranoid” preference for large displacement engines. Therefore, before Mazda’s newly developed inline six-cylinder engine, not the sword easy road, but the “overall situation”, the premise had decided to consider the global market was made.
and has heard, the intention SPCCI Mazda spark plug Skyactiv-X compression-ignition engine ignition control technique, dropping to the level of a small displacement, and then pushIt expected to carry out a whole new generation of the Mazda 1.5L inline three-cylinder engine 2.
According to the “2020 new car intelligence” website published a message of view, the current market demand for the echo small-displacement engine, Mazda will expect technology originally 2.0L Skyactiv-X engine as a basis , also have introduced a new spark plug ignition control SPCCI compression-ignition technology (Spark controlled compression ignition) a 1.5L inline three-cylinder naturally aspirated engine.
(2 rendering new Mazda)
The new official data 1.5L Skyactiv-X, although the maximum output of the engine only 130PS, 160Nm, compared to the current 1.5L Skyactiv 116PS -G engine, 150Nm no obvious increase, but the effect on emissions and fuel consumption, is expected to be more in line with the demands of national emission standards for six and consumers.
and return to this equipped with the new 1.5L Skyactiv-X three-cylinder engine, “the two main characters,” in fact, Mazda 2 and Mazda CX-3 can be described as siblings, because the CX-3 is based on Mazda 2 build, is part of the Mazda CX-3 Crossover version 2, so what Mazda 2 upgrade, basically CX-3 will be carried out simultaneously.
According to the passage, this pair of brand-new 1.5L Skyactiv-X three-cylinder engine, will be a whole new generation of Mazda 2 as the first to hit, in addition, there is news, Mazda will be before 2023, will the majority of resources into still some “observation on the latest rear-wheel drive chassis platforms, and will not publish promotional programs like the CX-30 as before posting, and therefore released from the new three-cylinder engine 1.5L Skyactiv-X period”.
