Downsizing? Forget about it at Mazda. The Japanese carmaker has been going against the flow for a long time. Now it has revealed the technical data of the most powerful diesel six-cylinder Skyactiv-D 3.3.
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With the arrival of a new model Mazda CX-60 information on the launch of two six-cylinder, a 3.0-liter Sky-X petrol engine and a 3.3-liter diesel Sky-D, was confirmed. At that time, the carmaker did not mention more detailed technical data about the new engines, which is now changing. In part. We still don’t have information about the petrol engine, but the diesel engine has already revealed a lot.
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Skyactiv-D will be offered in two variants. The more powerful 48V mild-hybrid technology offers 187 kW (254 hp) at 3750 rpm with 550 Nm of torque ranging from 1500 to 2400 rpm. If you want a six-cylinder diesel without a mild hybrid, you have to make do with 170 kW (231 hp) at 4000-4200 rpm with a torque of 500 Nm in the range of 1500-3000 rpm.
It is still true that for Europe, the standard equipment of the Mazda CX-60 with a six-cylinder Skyactiv-D engine will be an eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive with the option of an additional ATV.
Mazda has a lot of promise in the European market from the plug-in hybrid, which will also be the most powerful engine in the CX-60 portfolio. Here, the 2.5-liter four-cylinder petrol engine in combination with the 17.8 kW battery will offer a combined output of 241 kW (328 hp) at 6,000 rpm with a torque of 500 Nm at 4,000 rpm. The plug-in hybrid CX-60 will receive an ATV as standard and will weigh approximately 150 kg more than the CX-60 with a 3.3-liter Skyactiv-D six-cylinder diesel. Despite its higher weight, it can get from zero to 100 in 5.8 seconds, which is 1.5 seconds better than the version with a six-cylinder diesel. According to the WLTP methodology, the petrol plug-in hybrid is to travel 63 km purely on electricity.
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The seven-seater SUV CX-80, which is still awaiting its official premiere, is also expected to receive the same powertrains. The logical step of these six-cylinder is their inclusion in the new generation of the Mazda 6. However, there is a big but. According to a recent statement by Mazda Europe’s head of development, Joachim Kunz, it is now important for the carmaker to focus on selling SUVs. So the question is in what form and whether we will see a new generation of this model at all.
Author: Dominik Kovář
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