The year was 2014 when we first heard Mazda dropping clues about homogeneous charge compression ignition. Back then, top powertrain engineer Mitsuo Hitomi suggested the SkyActiv 2 with HCCI engine ...

The internal combustion engine, now more than 200 years old, will be with us for a long time to come yet. Powering more than 1 billion vehicles on the planet and almost 100 million new ones each year, ...

Mazda unleashed its all-encompassing Skyactiv automotive technologies in 2010 to increase fuel economy with zero penalties to handling and performance. Although Skyactiv became increasingly known for ...

Mazda's SKYACTIV engine family debuted in 2009 and was first launched with the Mazda DEMIO in 2011. The lineup includes traditional SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines that power ...

When Japanese automaker Mazda debuted the fourth-generation Mazda3 in 2019, it came with the brand's Skyactiv-X engine. This revolutionary powerplant combines the attributes of spark ignition and ...

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After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

We already have had a taste of Mazda's new Skyactiv fuel-saving powertrain technology. Now, the automaker has taken the wraps off of its new Skyactiv-D 2.2 turbocharged inline-four cylinder diesel, ...