Mazda announced today three premieres for the next Tokyo Auto Show: the Mazda SKY-G direct-injection petrol engine, the Mazda SKY-D clean diesel engine and the Mazda SKY Drive automatic transmission. The Mazda SKY-G and Mazda SKY-D engines represent the company's next generation powertrains which promise to offer improved eco-friendliness and torque through the optimization of the combustion. The Mazda SKY Drive represents the next generation automatic transmission which the company says offers better fuel economy and a direct driving performance feel.
The Mazda SKY-G and Mazda SKY-D engines will be showcased on the Kiyora concept that can achieve a 3.1 liter per 100km fuel consumption.
Together with the SKY-G and SKY-D engines and the Mazda SKY Drive automatic transmission, the company will also showcase at the Tokyo motor show the i-stop idling stop system that equips the new Mazda3 and the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid.
Mazda Press Release:
Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of its next-generation engine line-up and automatic transmission at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, to be held from Saturday, October 24 through Wednesday, November 4, 2009.
Mazda will exhibit the 'Mazda SKY-G' direct injection petrol engine, the 'Mazda SKY-D' clean diesel
engine and the highly efficient 'Mazda SKY Drive' automatic transmission.
The Tokyo Motor Show, to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, will also mark the Japanese debut of the Kiyora concept car - an exhibit of Mazda's next-generation environmental and safety technologies.
Mazda's theme for the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show is "The Mazda SKY concept - providing driving pleasure and environmental and safety features for all customers." Under the headings of "Today," "Tomorrow" and "The Future,"
Mazda will display advanced technologies designed to improve the average fuel economy of Mazda vehicles sold globally 30 percent by 2015 compared to 2008 levels. This is part of Mazda's long-term vision for technology development, Sustainable Zoom-Zoom.
Mazda is committed to significantly improving the core aspects of its vehicles that affect performance - engines, transmissions, and vehicle weight - in order to achieve elevated driving pleasure together with outstanding environmental and safety features.
The Mazda SKY concept defines Mazda's approach to developing next-generation powertrains that will significantly improve the eco-friendliness and dynamic performance of all Mazda vehicles.
The SKY concept embodies Mazda's desire to ensure an "everlasting blue sky" under which drivers will always be able to enjoy the fun-to-drive pleasure afforded by owning a Mazda. The concept also reflects the "sky's the limit" aspirations of Mazda's engineers as they employ unconventional thinking to achieve optimal performance in every vehicle that bears the Mazda nameplate.
Based on the SKY concept, Mazda's "Technologies for Tomorrow" display at this year's
Tokyo Motor Show will include the next-generation direct injection petrol Mazda SKY-G engine and the Mazda SKY-D clean diesel engine. Both offer improved eco-friendliness and torque thanks to optimised combustion efficiency. Mazda will also reveal the first next-generation automatic transmission, the Mazda SKY-Drive, which offers first-rate fuel economy and a direct driving performance feel.
The Mazda Kiyora, a next-generation compact concept car imbued with Mazda's fun-to-drive character, will make its Japanese debut at the Tokyo show. Featuring the next-generation Mazda SKY concept powertrain technologies and comprehensive advancements in weight reduction, the Kiyora achieves outstanding fuel economy of 3.1L/100km.
Alongside the SKY concept exhibits, Mazda will also feature a "Today's Technologies" exhibit that includes i-stop, a unique idling stop system that was introduced with the New Generation Mazda3. "Future Technologies" will showcase the advanced Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, with its hydrogen-powered rotary engine, and various vehicle technologies under development as part of Mazda's drive to realise an accident-free and safe motorised society.
The 41st Tokyo Motor Show press days will be October 21-22, with a special invitation day on October 23. The show will be open to the public from Saturday, October 24 through Wednesday, November 4. Mazda will hold its press conference at 12:30 p.m. (JST) on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.
