Why will the new generation Mazda CX-5 use the Skyactiv-Z engine?

Mazda will introduce its new Skyactiv-Z petrol engine with the next-generation CX-5, due to launch in late 2027, the Japanese manufacturer has revealed.

The Mazda CX-5 Skyactiv-Z engine will comply with Euro 7 emissions regulations in Europe as well as LEV 4/Tier 4 in the United States and will use fewer electronic control units - less than half the current number - and less control software.

News of Mazda's Skyactiv-Z engine first emerged last November, when Mazda said the engine would use 'lambda one' combustion, referring to the perfect balance of air and fuel during combustion.

Mazda will reduce its electrification investment from 2 trillion yen (RM59.2 billion) to about 1.5 trillion yen (RM44.4 billion) by optimizing investments such as batteries. The investment in battery purchases is expected to be halved from the initial 750 billion yen (RM22.2 billion).

Meanwhile, for battery electric vehicles, Mazda expects to reduce investment in BEV development by 40% and development worker hours by 50% “compared to conventional development through collaboration and partnerships,” Mazda said.

Mazda has partnered with other manufacturers to develop EV technology, including Toyota and Changan, the latter of which will launch the Mazda 6e – known as the EZ-6 in China – and then a Mazda-developed electric vehicle, which Mazda says will be built in Japan and sold globally.

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