Mazda's e-SkyActiv-X micro-hybrid engine will be more powerful than the SkyActiv-X without increasing fuel consumption

The Japanese manufacturer has just announced that, thanks to the revision of the powertrain scheme based on SkyActiv X technology, cars manufactured from 2021 that use the new e-Skyactiv X engine will have not only more power, but also more torque.

Thanks to the experience gained from the development, design and assembly of 2-litre displacement engines SkyActiv-X and that, based on their performance, announce a consumption typical of diesel blocks but that are powered by gasoline, the Mazda's new e-Skyactiv X engines They will offer an increase of 11 HP in power, up to 188 HP from the current 177, at a speed of 6.000 revolutions per minute and an increase in torque of 16 Nm up to 240, from the 224 available, at 4.500 rpm and which will be enjoyed by vehicles equipped with these mechanical hearts from 2021.

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Thanks to the system review Spark Plug Controlled Combustion Ignition (SPCCI) combustion control, supercharging which, at the same time, allows a more immediate reaction to more forceful accelerations, and the 24 V electrical equipment, which represents its addition within the group of mild hybrid cars o mild hybrid and which entails the reformulation of its name, from now on, as e-Skyactiv X.

This updated version of the SkyActive-X will be Available sometime next year 2021 but it will only be offered in Japan and Europe and will do so by giving life to the micro-hybrid variants of the Mazda3 and the CX-30 and will come hand in hand with the update and improvement of the SkyActive-D 1.8 and SkyActive-G 2.0 diesel engines, in both cases, also more powerful and efficient.

Furthermore, as a sign of continuous and general technological updating, the New vehicles Mazda models equipped with the cross traffic assist and adaptive cruise control will be equipped with a new, improved version based on the calibration of the systems based on the experience in real traffic situations gathered by Japanese engineers.