While diesel-fuel technology is admittedly not as popular here in the U.S. as it is in European or various other overseas markets, it's still a tried-and-true high-gas-mileage achieving powerplant option. And to this end, our favorite automaker, Mazda, has introduced its brand-new SKYACTIV-D 2.2-liter clean diesel engine in tandem with its all-new 2014 Mazda6 at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
The 2014 Mazda6 is the latest and most exquisite new Mazda model to emerge from the brand's KODO design-inspired lineup. The L.A. Show has marked its gas-powered variant's official North American debut and offered a preview of what drivers can expect when the stunning new Mazda6 arrives at U.S. dealerships like Tom Dolan's Reno Mazda, in January 2013.
The SKYACTIV-D diesel version will follow in the second half of the year, and denote Mazda as the first Asian automaker to offer a modern-technology clean-diesel engine in a noncommercial vehicle. What's more, the 2014 Mazda6 will be the first Mazda production vehicle to offer the brand's all-new capacitor-based brake energy regeneration system, i-ELOOP.
According to President and CEO of Mazda North American Operations, Jim O'Sullivan, there is much more in store, "As Mazda continues to grow and SKYACTIVTECHNOLOGY continues to offer real-world efficiency and performance, our Los Angeles announcements are only tips of the iceberg. The best is yet come, " he says.1
We know we can't wait to see what that is. If you're interested too, we encourage you to subscribe, via your RSS feed, to the Tom Dolan's Reno Mazda blog where we're committed to keeping your up to date with the latest Mazda news.
Source:1http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/29/mazda-announces-diesel-engine-for-mazda6-larger-2-5l-for-cx-5/
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