Mazda insists that it will not focus exclusively on electric cars for the future. So now both four- and six-cylinder gasoline engines are on the way.
Mazda refuses to believe that electric cars are the only viable option in the future. That's why the Japanese are openly betting on new gasoline engines.
Mazda has already entered into strategic partnerships with Changan Automobile and other technology partners such as Toyota, the Japanese subsidiary Denso and Blue Nexus. The aim is to reduce the high investment requirements for batteries, production and development of electric vehicles in the future.
But it also means that completely new gasoline engines will have to be developed from scratch. Mazda will deliver the new gasoline cars with both four and six cylinders.
The brand writes this in a press release .
The Skyactiv-Z engine will be the new spearhead of Mazda's model range for the so-called Small platform. The first car with this technology is planned to be the facelifted CX-5, which the Japanese will launch in 2027.
The car will have a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine, and according to Mazda, the engine will surpass all upcoming emissions standards in the Euro 7 norm.
In addition to the four-cylinder engine for the smaller cars, there will also be an inline-six for Mazda's upcoming 'Large platform'.
But it is not known which car the Japanese will first put the new inline-six in. Mazda has also refused to release any technical details.
Interestingly, however, in addition to both the 4- and 6-cylinder gasoline engines, Mazda says that work on the Wankel engine is continuing.
The Wankel engine made a comeback in 2023, finding its way into the MX-30 plug-in hybrid. However, the engine only functions as a range extender. At least for now.
The Japanese are not alone in their determination that the combustion engine is part of the future. It has been a long time since BMW announced that all of their engines will meet Euro 7. Read more about it here .
