New Mazda Skyactiv X
The new powertrain known as skyactiv x m hybrid ignites fuel under compression much in the same way that a diesel motor operates.
New mazda skyactiv x. Mazda claims this method offers the fuel efficiency and torque. The new skyactiv x engine certainly creates the most convincing version of the new mazda 3 yet but it feels in some ways that the clever spark controlled compression ignition technology under the. This car is the second stage in mazda s plan for a range of more sustainable products by 2030. The skyactiv x is a groundbreaking new engine exclusive to mazda in which the benefits of a spark ignition gasoline engine expansiveness at high rpms and cleaner exhaust emissions have been combined with those of a compression ignition diesel engine superior initial response and fuel economy to produce a crossover engine that delivers the best of both worlds.
But all of this new technology cost comes at a price and skyactiv x demands a premium in the mazda 3 lineup. The skyactiv x engine is the next step on what mazda calls its ceaseless quest to develop the ideal combustion engine. Currently there are the 2 0l and 2 5l skyactiv g petrol engines available in the 3 range. List price new 26 675 list price now 27 440 price as tested 27 545 dealer value now 22 178 private value now 19 714 trade value now.
It is in essence another 2 0 litre four cylinder petrol engine. Mazda s pioneering skyactiv x compression ignition petrol engine is playing its debut role powering new premium grade versions of the mazda3 hatchback and cx 30 compact suv. The initiative saw mazda set targets for 2030 including a 50 reduction of corporate average well to wheel carbon dioxide emissions based on 2010 levels and achieve a 90 reduction by 2050. That s perhaps most evident in the new 2020 mazda 3 x20 astina skyactiv x m hybrid.
Mazda 3 2 0 skyactiv x gt sport specification prices.