Mazda Plans 30% Cut in Fuel Consumption by 2015
Mazda has declared that they will cut vehicle fuel consumption 30 percent by 2015 with the fully renewed powertrain lineup and the new creation of lighter car platforms and fuel saving equipments.
Some of the plans include utilizing lightweight techs, establishing engine start-stop characteristics and latest low-consumption rotary as well as diesel powertrain.
By 2011, their whole family of vehicles will have shifted to newest vehicle designs which will reduce the weight of the new vehicles by 100kg and by 2009, they will introduce their own Smart Idle Stop System.
These weight-saving systems includes utilization of ultra high tensile steels for the lighter but stronger body, downsizing the suspension components and utilizing thin materials for a door panels as well as for bonnet.
Its future powertrain arrangement will include direct injection method and E85 flex fuel units. This will help to increase power by 15 to 20 percent and improve the fuel economy by around 20 percent. Starting in 2011, Mazda will introduce latest turbodiesel engines and the next generation rotary engines.
Written by editor on June 24th, 2008 with
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