2017 Mazda CX-4

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Hemi300c said:
Looks like Mazda are really getting their act together and that looks seriously nice.
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I bought the Mazda 3 2.5 2010 model, and boy, it kicks ass. Reliable as hell [1 broken fanbelt in 150 000km]. They've been uping their game since 2009 I would say ! This will also be my next new car.
 
Bizkit87 said:
I bought the Mazda 3 2.5 2010 model, and boy, it kicks ass. Reliable as hell [1 broken fanbelt in 150 000km]. They've been uping their game since 2009 I would say ! This will also be my next new car.
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They've always been very reliable unless it was a rebadged ford I had a 14 year old Mazda that gave zero issues while revving the nuts off it. These were in my younger/stupider days.

People that don't respect this brand have never owned one. People that have will buy another.

Unless you had the RX-8 expecting fuel efficiency & reliability from a Rotary but in that case you only had yourself to blame. The RX-8 would have been their best car ever had they given it the 2.3 Disi Turbo from the MPS. Jeremy Clarkson even called it: "The best car i've ever driven" He looked a little high at the time but he said it.
 
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Wow that is sexy...

I drive the 3 - Dynamic 1.6, and only issue I have with it is, that I did not buy the 2.0 Astina with the Skyactiv motor...

The features and build quality in this... Astonishing
 
the only issue with Mazda models i have is fuel consumption is still a bit ugly.. that and u can't cherry pick things u want easily e.g. LED headlights are on the top of range only
 
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Yup efficient SkyActive motors can only go so far ito of economy & emissions. Next level is smaller efficient turbo motors that Mazda has not ventured with yet.
 
krycor said:
the only issue with Mazda models i have is fuel consumption is still a bit ugly..
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http://www.torquenews.com/1083/mazda-just-became-best-mpg-without-turbos-or-cvts

"According to the EPA’s Light Duty Fuel Economy Trends report, Mazda has an adjusted corporate average fuel economy of 29.4 MPG. Its CO2 production per mile is 328. Both are the best in the industry"

"Mazda has been able to achieve class-leading fuel efficiency in nearly every segment it competes in."

Mazda's 1.5 Skyactiv gets better fuel economy figures than VW's smallest most efficient Turbo the 1.2 TSI
Best in the industry, ugly for the competition maybe. Before Skyactiv their fuel economy wasn't the best.
 
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krycor said:
the only issue with Mazda models i have is fuel consumption is still a bit ugly..
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FiestaST said:
Yup efficient SkyActive motors can only go so far ito of economy & emissions. Next level is smaller efficient turbo motors that Mazda has not ventured with yet.
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Colin62 said:
I don't know if anyone trusts CO2 or fuel consumption figures anymore.
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You don't need to trust manufacturers claims. Look at real world usage on websites such as fuelly.

The CX-5 (2l skyactive motor used in many Mazda cars) is considerably more efficient than its competitors, even the turbo charged Tiguan uses more fuel. As it is a VW though I don't expect this news to be well received.

Mazda are not planning on using Turbos in most of their models.

"if you’re expecting more Mazda models to come equipped with turbo engines, sorry to disappoint but it won’t be any time soon.

According to a report by Drive, the Japanese marque has no plans as of current to pursue smaller capacity, turbocharged engines to feature in its mainstream models in the pursuit of better fuel economy gains and emissions reductions.

Mazda Australia’s director of marketing, Alastair Doak told the Australian site, “if you start using the power of the turbocharger, you suddenly start to use more fuel. Small capacity turbos are not on our horizon.”

“Yes, we’ve turbocharged the 2.5 litre engine for the new CX-9 but we believe we can deliver our small cars with the efficiency buyers are after without the complexity of turbocharging,” he added. Mazda’s chief designer, Masashi Nakayama, confirmed to Drive that the MX-5 did not have a turbocharged future, further backing Doak’s statement.

Instead, the company is looking to further increase fuel efficiency gains substantially (25-30%) with the next generation of SkyActiv petrol engines. The new engines are expected to feature even higher compression ratios (beyond 13:1 and 14:1), thanks to the usage of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) to reach an expected compression ratio of 18:1"
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http://paultan.org/2016/03/30/mazda-not-planning-on-adding-more-turbo-models/
 
Vegeta said:
http://www.torquenews.com/1083/mazda-just-became-best-mpg-without-turbos-or-cvts

"According to the EPA’s Light Duty Fuel Economy Trends report, Mazda has an adjusted corporate average fuel economy of 29.4 MPG. Its CO2 production per mile is 328. Both are the best in the industry"

"Mazda has been able to achieve class-leading fuel efficiency in nearly every segment it competes in."

Mazda's 1.5 Skyactiv gets better fuel economy figures than VW's smallest most efficient Turbo the 1.2 TSI
Best in the industry, ugly for the competition maybe. Before Skyactiv their fuel economy wasn't the best.
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Pretty sure i saw it avg 6l/100 compared to 4.3l/100
 
FiestaST said:
But then you one hears "rumors" of it still happening...lol
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:whistle: like this from only few weeks ago ...
Patent application suggests Mazda rotary return
A recent patent application by Mazda reveals that the Japanese automaker is still working on the rotary engine. This could in fact be the Skyactiv-R engine found in the RX-Vision concept from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. As with anything ****el-related, nothing is certain until Mazda makes a production commitment. But this filing suggests that serious development is happening in Hiroshima.
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EDIT: somebody tell MyBB / vBulletin that w-a-n-kel is not damn swearword!
 
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