Articles about Mazda Skyactiv

We drive Mazda’s Skyactiv-X and see the brand’s future, too

Mazda is a relatively small company-at least when compared to giants Toyota, Mitsubishi, Ford, and Nissan-but its size does have advantages. Over at the Hiroshima-based manufacturer's headquarters, concept cars become a reality relatively quickly, and technical innovations make

Is a turbo always needed?

Once upon a time, displacement was king. The bigger the engine, the more badass your car was. These days though, carmakers are showing a lot more sensibility about things like the environment and increasing fuel prices. The recent trend is to install

All-new Mazda CX-9 is on the way

Planning to buy a new SUV? You might want to hold off for just a little while longer, because Mazda Philippines president Steven Tan has told us that the all-new CX-9 with Skyactiv technology will be arriving in the country

Including the soon-to-arrive CX-3

I love epic road trips. I live for them. A huge part of it has to come from being on the move. There's something very special about seeing the scenery blur past, feeling the road underneath the tires of your vehicle,

Beginning with the CX-5 in 2011

In November of 2011, Mazda introduced the all-new CX-5, the Japanese carmaker's latest compact SUV at the time. To many, it was simply a new model from the car brand that advocated the spirit of Zoom-Zoom. Yet to

Motolite has developed one for PH owners

As you know, Mazda in the Philippines has been on a roll the past couple of years. Now handled by a dedicated and more focused distributor in Berjaya Auto Philippines, the Japanese car brand now boasts far better (and award-winning) products

With 400,000-unit annual capacity

The Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing plant in the Chonburi prefecture of Thailand has begun the mass production of Skyactiv-Drive automatic transmissions. This comes less than two years after the Japanese carmaker announced that it had invested over 26 billion yen (P10.47

Let us enumerate the reasons

The year 2014 was a good year for new-car owners, specifically for those interested in the compact-car market. The Honda Civic was upgraded, for one thing, but more important, the segment received three all-new models: the Toyota Corolla Altis,

Along with new Skyactiv diesel engine

The all-new Mazda 2 hatchback was unveiled in Japan in July, where production at the Japanese carmaker's Hofu plant began. In September, Mazda started production of the new 2 at its Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT) facility, which is the second

Located on north EDSA just across Trinoma Mall

Mazda's Philippine-market distributor, Berjaya Auto Philippines, recently opened its 15th full-service dealership in the country and its fifth in Metro Manila.Located on the southbound half of the metro's main thoroughfare, Mazda North EDSA is directly across the

We hope we'll get it soon

It looks like we don't have to wait too long for Mazda to come out with the production version of its Hazumi concept following its Geneva Motor Show debut. The Japanese carmaker has announced that it has started production of the

The question is if we'll get it here

In March, when Mazda unveiled its Hazumi concept subcompact hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show, the Japanese carmaker shared that the car--which foreshadows the next-generation Mazda 2--will be made available with a 1.5-liter Skyactiv-D clean diesel

The 1st Skyactiv front-engine, rear-wheel-drive car

At the 2014 New York Auto Show, Mazda will put on display a special-edition MX-5 to mark the model's 25th anniversary. However, what we're really interested in is the Japanese carmaker's other display: the Skyactiv engine and

More Skyactiv-equipped models to come

Production of Mazda's Skyactiv line of vehicles has reached the one-million-unit mark, with 1,040,000 units already produced as of the end of March 2014.The CX-5, the 6 and the 3 all adopt Mazda's full

With 1.5-liter Skyactiv-D clean diesel engine

It looks like the Mazda 2 will be the next car to receive the Japanese carmaker's 'Soul of Motion' (Kodo) design language by unveiling a concept car that, Mazda admits, foreshadows its next-generation subcompact.The Mazda Hazumi concept car reportedly

To complement the increase of transmission production

Mazda is increasing the production of Skyactiv engines at its Hiroshima plant in Japan from the current capacity of 800,000 units annually to one million units \"by the end of 2014\" in response to the increasing sales of its Skyactiv-equipped

This time about maintenance and after-sales support

You\'ve all heard about how \"highly advanced\" and \"powerful yet efficient\" Mazda\'s Skyactiv technology is. The Japanese car company is firm in its stance that Skyactiv is the way forward, and local distributor Berjaya Auto Philippines has promised that its

Next-generation stuff in today\'s vehicles

Skyactiv is Mazda\'s blanket term for the latest and unique technologies for its new generation of vehicles starting with the CX-5, which was launched here last year.One such aspect is the internal-combustion engine. The Japanese carmaker believes that

Another blow to auto-parts manufacturing industry in PH?

Mazda has announced that it will build a transmission plant in the Chonburi province of Thailand, which will have an annual production capacity of around 400,000 units.An investment worth ¥26 billion (over P11 billion), the plant is being established by

Refreshed Mazda 2 to get it this year

The first of Mazda's next-generation engine that will carry the Japanese brand's Skyactiv technologies will soon hit the market as the Skyactiv-G 1.3-liter direct-injection gasoline engine.According to Mazda, this particular engine has a high