Since Mazda claims that SKYACTIV technologies will be launched next year, the first model to benefit will be the new Demio/2 which goes on sale in the first half of 2011. Thereafter, we can expect that the next models coming with the new technologies will be the new MX-5 (earlier post) and 6 (Atenza).
SKYACTIV-G petrol engine
- Fuel consumption levels that until now have been the reserve of hybrid powertrains
- Compression ratio of 14.0:1, the highest compression ratio ever used in a production petrol engine anywhere in the world
- 15 percent drop in fuel consumption and 15 percent increase in torque output
SKYACTIV-D diesel engine
- Compression ratio at 14.0:1, the lowest ever employed for a diesel engine
- 20 percent drop in fuel consumption
- Two-phase turbocharger delivering smooth and linear responses from low to high engine speeds and increasing low and high-end torque up to the rev limit of 5,200 rpm
- It combines the advantages of a conventional automatic transmission, a continuously-variable transmission and a double-clutch transmission
- Direct driving feel that is comparable to a manual transmission
- Improved fuel economy of up to 7 percent compared to a current, conventional torque-converter automatic transmission
SKYACTIV-MT manual transmission
- Lightweight and compact manual transmission contributing to lowering fuel consumption
- Compact size allowing efficient vehicle packaging
SKYACTIV-Body & SKYACTIV-Chassis
- Newly-developed, high-strength bodyshell being 8 percent lighter and 30 percent stiffer
- Outstanding crash safety with an excellent foundation for agile handling attributes
- Use of high-tensile steels and optimised bonding materials
- Newly-developed suspension that is 14 percent lighter than the current suspension
In further phases, efficiency improving technologies, such as regenerative brake systems and hybrid power systems, will be successively introduced.
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