The new Mazda 3 has received a revolutionary motor

28 November 2018

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Once the Mazda 3 was the appreciable player in the Russian market. But those times he stayed for ten years in the past, for which the Japanese company changes for the third generation of its "Troika". Car new sample has significantly changed in appearance and grown slightly, but hasn't lost its excitement.

Interesting point: when increased from 2 700 to 2 725 mm wheelbase length, the five-door hatch reduced from 4 to 4 456 475 mm. Sedan grew up with 4 580-4 662 mm. But the main thing not hidden behind dry figures of the characteristics.

Front Mazda 3 cleverly copies the SUV CX-5, but the profile and feed her their unique. The strict lines of the sedan give a hint of the status and hatch's designers have tried to make it more dynamic and playful. Led kruglyashi slightly look over the border, his tail light: this technique, some manufacturers have used 10, 20 years ago, but in 2018 it is still associated with a sports twist.

The body became substantially more high-strength steel: its share increased from 3% to 30%. But not everyone is making progress. For example, the new Mazda 3 will be produced with the rear of semi-suspension. And this despite the fact that mnogolika was the standard for the very first of the "Troika", which appeared in the early 2000s.

The main technical innovation was the revolutionary two-liter gasoline engine Skyactiv-X. It can run without spark: igniting the fuel-air mixture will occur from compression. Directly as in diesel engines! Although many car companies are a similar design is not the first decade, it is the "Mazda" has become a pioneer. Japanese companies said that such a motor when thrust the 2.5-liter engine will "eat" no more than 1.5-litre diesel engines. The returns have not yet been reported.

Also the Mazda 3 will be releasing with "usual" engines: gasoline engines with a volume of 1.5, 2 and 2.5 liters, as well as fresh 1.8-liter "turbodiesel". The powertrain has not changed: still have to choose between "mechanics" and "automatic" with six speeds.

The novelty will arrive to Russia in the best case in 2020.