The engine that Mazda wants you to fall in love with Diesel

Mazda’s desire to do things its own way, and thus differently from other manufacturers, is something that no longer surprises us. But a fact Large volume diesel engine launched in Europe when the entire market runs away from dieselIt is an amazing and somewhat ambitious strategy. But Mazda wants us to fall in love with diesel, as we develop a new e-Skyactiv D diesel engine with up to 254 horsepower. which will debut in the new Mazda CX-60 that will go on sale in 2023.

At Mazda, they proposed to turn the market on its head with the launch of the new CX-60, a vehicle unprecedented in its range and which, in addition, debuts several new features with which it intends to enhance that leap for the Japanese brand into a premium class. . To achieve this, the CX-60 was developed from a New platform capable of installing in-line 6-cylinder engines (not released on Mazda) and rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive configurations.

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But in addition to this, you can buy the new CX-60 with a range of engines consisting of gasoline small hybrids, plug-in hybrid gasoline engines, and small hybrid diesel engines. In the case of the latter, Under the name e-Skyactiv D and with a displacement of 3,283 cc, we find two diesel variants that deliver 200 hp or 254 hp of maximum power, delivering up to 550 Nm of maximum torque. But the most striking thing is that Mazda has once again been able to deliver very high levels of efficiencyWell, despite talking about a huge SUV and a 3.3-liter engine, the achieved homologation data (WLTP) is very interesting.

In the case of a diesel engine with a capacity of 200 hp, the average consumption is 4.9 l / 100 km with emissions of 127 grams of CO2While The 254 hp variant has a consumption of 5.3 l/100 km and emissions of 137 g. In contrast, this good consumption data does not mean that the CX-60 is a car of few benefits, as the most powerful diesel version is able to go from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.4 seconds, reaching 219 km / h at a top speed.

While Mazda is still quite brief when it comes to detailing how it was able to achieve this efficiency, besides sticking to the 48V light-hybrid technology, we also find special care in diesel combustion by The new DCPCI system (Distribution controlled partial mixed pressure ignition). Thanks to this new strategy when it comes to burning diesel in the combustion chamber, Mazda has been able to increase the displacement in order to deliver better performance, but also It was able to comply with the required Euro 7 regulations by refocusing to reduce emissions generation, rather than treating these pollutants in the exhaust.