SKYACTIV® TECHNOLOGY
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The SKYACTIV® -G 2.0L Gasoline Engine
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In our quest for better environmental performance, our goal was to
reduce fuel consumption and emissions with compromising driving
performance.
To get there, we started with a clean sheet of
paper and engineered
every major component of the automobile to
work together in
harmony. The result is something revolutionary.
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Currently, 95% of the world uses gasoline or diesel combustion
engines, and by 2020 90% still will. In this fact we saw an
enormous opportunity: If we could find a way to make the internal
combution engine work better, we cold make a big difference in how
much fuel the world uses and how much CO2 is emitted. Our solution
is the SKYACTIV®-G
gasoline engine, a 2.0 liter marvel that produces 10% to 15% more
low/mid-range torque, along with 15% lower fuel comsumption and
emissions than our previous 2.0-liter engine.
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SKYACTIV® Drive Six-Speed Auto Transmission
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The SKYACTIV® - Body and SKYACTIV Chassis
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Now that we had to come up with such a
revolutionary engine, we needed the ultimate transmission to ge all
that precious energy to the wheels. How do you build that? Study
every modern transmission made, take the best features of each and
fire up the blender. Then, top it all off by adding a brain, A.K.A
an advanced control module. The result is the SKYACTIV®-Drive
six-speed automatic transmission. It shifts smoothly for steady
acceleration and quickly for the connected feel of a manual
transmission, while the brain delivers precision responsiveness and
reliability.
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With our SKYACTIV®
Body and Chassis, we were determined to get more of that
exhilarating Mazda driving feel while increasing crash safety
performance and reducing weight. Through smarter engineering and
materials, we were able to improve body rigidity by 30% (for better
handling) and shed 220 pounds, all while improving crash safety
performance. To give you more of that "oneness" between car and
driver, the suspension was redesigned for greater agility at low
speeds and more stability at high speeds. |
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