The Future is Bright with Mazda's SKYACTIV-X Engine! | Video
- 6 years ago
(via stupidDOPE.com) Over the years, we have loved every bit of innovation to come from the bright-minded collective of Mazda engineers. When improvements from within positively affect our environment, we love it even more. Last year, Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030”, a new long-term vision for technology evolution that peeps all the way to the year 2030. With all of the rapid adjustments to the automotive industry, the new imaging takes a longer-term perspective and proposes how Mazda will use “fun to drive” to help solve issues facing the population, Mother Earth, and society as a whole.
Mazda’s approach to reduce carbon dioxide emission is pretty bold, as they aim to curb corporate average “well-to-wheel” carbon dioxide emissions to 50 percent of 2010 levels by 2030, with a grand view to achieving a 90-percent cut by 2050. Mazda plans to continue to perfect the internal combustion engine & integrating effective electrification technologies by 2019, so be on the look out for EV zoom-zooms in the very near future.
While the autonomous driving craze has engulfed many other brands, Mazda is hoping to eliminate traffic accidents by developing the Mazda Co-Pilot Concept in 2020, and having the system standard on all models by 2025. The Co-Pilot concept, paired with i-ACTIVSENSE, ought to make driving much more fun for those who have difficulty getting from point A to point B.
But for right now, we have the next-generation SKYACTIV-X engine in the works. A game-changer for many, this engine combines the high-revving gasoline engine with the torque, efficiency and response of it's diesel counterpart. SKYACTIV-X is the world’s first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition by utilizing their proprietary combustion method called Spark Controlled Compression Ignition. Essentially, this means the engine has maximized the zone in which compression ignition is possible and accomplished a seamless transition between compression ignition and spark ignition. Ultra efficient vehicles that are also fun to drive? YES, PLEASE.
In addition to engine improvements, Mazda has redesigned their seats that maintain our spine's natural S-curve while also revamping the chassis to control energy transfer. It seems like Mazda may be cooking up the ultimate driving experience, so we made a quick stop at their R&D facility to learn more about the zoom-zoom 2030 initiative. We even got to take some test runs up and down the California coastline to test out some of Mazda's upcoming technological advancements. Peep the video above to learn more about Mazda's pursuit of an enhanced Jinba-ittai driving feel!
Mazda’s approach to reduce carbon dioxide emission is pretty bold, as they aim to curb corporate average “well-to-wheel” carbon dioxide emissions to 50 percent of 2010 levels by 2030, with a grand view to achieving a 90-percent cut by 2050. Mazda plans to continue to perfect the internal combustion engine & integrating effective electrification technologies by 2019, so be on the look out for EV zoom-zooms in the very near future.
While the autonomous driving craze has engulfed many other brands, Mazda is hoping to eliminate traffic accidents by developing the Mazda Co-Pilot Concept in 2020, and having the system standard on all models by 2025. The Co-Pilot concept, paired with i-ACTIVSENSE, ought to make driving much more fun for those who have difficulty getting from point A to point B.
But for right now, we have the next-generation SKYACTIV-X engine in the works. A game-changer for many, this engine combines the high-revving gasoline engine with the torque, efficiency and response of it's diesel counterpart. SKYACTIV-X is the world’s first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition by utilizing their proprietary combustion method called Spark Controlled Compression Ignition. Essentially, this means the engine has maximized the zone in which compression ignition is possible and accomplished a seamless transition between compression ignition and spark ignition. Ultra efficient vehicles that are also fun to drive? YES, PLEASE.
In addition to engine improvements, Mazda has redesigned their seats that maintain our spine's natural S-curve while also revamping the chassis to control energy transfer. It seems like Mazda may be cooking up the ultimate driving experience, so we made a quick stop at their R&D facility to learn more about the zoom-zoom 2030 initiative. We even got to take some test runs up and down the California coastline to test out some of Mazda's upcoming technological advancements. Peep the video above to learn more about Mazda's pursuit of an enhanced Jinba-ittai driving feel!