Mazda 1.3-litre Skyactiv petrol engine introduced

Skyactiv is Mazda’s term for a new series of engine technologies that helps to improve efficiency and help reduce emissions and fuel consumption, and the Japanese carmaker has now introduced its latest Skyactiv-G 1.3-litre petrol engine, which will feature in the Mazda2 hatchback.

The 1.3-litre engine features a record high compression ratio of 14.0:1 and delivers 84bhp and 112Nm of. In the Mazda2, it returns an impressive average fuel consumption of 3.33 litres per 100km. This is also partly due to Mazda's new i-stop system and the continuously variable transmission (CVT), as the improved start/stop system alone contributes to an 8 per cent drop in fuel consumption.

Mazda says that it has 130 patented technologies for this particular engine alone, with features such as multi-hole injectors that enable precise fuel injection control, compact combustion chambers with a longer stroke for better efficiency, lightweight and highly rigid aluminium alloy engine block and a dual sequential valve timing system.

Source: Mazda