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SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY
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Mazda has made dramatic improvements to the base technologies for a car’s basic performance—including to the engine, transmission, body, and chassis.
Features
• The world’s first gasoline engine for mass production vehicles to
achieve a high compression ratio of 14.0:1
• Significantly improved engine efficiency thanks to the high
compression combustion, resulting in 15% increases in fuel
efficiency and torque
• Improved everyday driving thanks to increased torque at low-to-
mid-engine speeds
• A 4-2-1 exhaust system, cavity pistons, multihole injectors, and
other innovations enable the high compression ratio
Features
• Combines all the advantages of conventional automatic transmis-
sions, continuously variable transmissions, and dual clutch
transmissions
• A dramatically widened lock-up range improves torque transfer
efficiency and realizes a direct driving feel that is equivalent to a
manual transmission
• A 4% to 7% percent improvement in fuel economy compared to
the current transmission
A new-generation highly efficient direct-
injection gasoline engine that achieves the
world’s highest gasoline engine compres-
sion ratio of 14.0:1*1
With the world’s lowest diesel-engine compres-
sion ratio, this clean, highly efficient diesel
engine will comply with strict exhaust gas
regulations globally without the aid of expensive
NOx (nitrogen oxides) aftertreatment systems*1
A new-generation highly efficient automatic
transmission that achieves excellent
torque transfer efficiency through a wider
lock-up range and features the best
attributes of all transmission types
A new-generation manual transmission
with a light shift feel, compact size, and
significantly reduced weight
SKYACTIV-BODY
Excellent rigidity supporting Mazda’s
fun-to-drive feel, with a lightweight
body to achieve outstanding crash
safety performance.
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Features
• Suspension and steering functions have been thoroughly revised
to achieve the “driving pleasure of oneness between car and driver”
• Driving quality has been raised to new levels through improvements
to comfort and security
• Newly developed front and rear suspension systems and electric
power steering. Functional improvements are combined with
reduced weight. The entire chassis is 14%*2 lighter than the
previous model
In pursuit of the “oneness between car and
driver” achieved in the MX-5, this light-
weight chassis has improved comfort and
security, while at the same time delivering
Mazda’s hallmark fun-to-drive feel.
Features
• A light and crisp shift feel like that of a sports car
• Compact size and reduced weight
Features
• 20% better fuel efficiency thanks to the low compression ratio of
14.0:1
• A highly efficient turbocharger realizes smooth and linear
response from low-to-high engine speeds, and greatly increases
low- and high-end torque (up to the 5,200 rpm rev limit)
• Complies with global emissions regulations (Euro6 in Europe and
the Post New Long-Term Regulations in Japan), without expensive
NOx aftertreatment
Features
• High rigidity and lightness (8% lighter, 30% more rigid)
• Crash safety performance that meets the top criteria for
crash safety assessments in all markets (US-NCAP, Euro-NCAP,
IIHS, JNCAP, etc.)
*1 As of November 2012, based on Mazda data. Compression ratio, fuel economy, and torque vary according to market, car line, and transmission.
*2 Figures are for a CD-segment car (Mazda6 class)
Lineup: 1.3L, 1.5L, 2.0L, 2.5L, 2.5 Turbo
Lineup: 1.5L, 2.2L
MAZDA ANNUAL REPORT 2016
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Sustainable Growth
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