Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda), will launch the Mazda2 (or something in Japan called the Demio) SKYACTIVE latest generation technology in mid-2011. Thanks to technology, this car only takes one liter of fuel to travel 30 kilometers. "We will launch SKYACTIVE technology equipped cars in Japan mid-2011, and in the global market in 2012," said Takashi Yamanouchi, Chief Executive Officer of Mazda. He mentions, compared to previous generations, Mazda's new 2 was more efficient 30 percent even without the use of hybrid technology. Interestingly, although the newer tech car would be priced cheaper than similar cars from other manufacturers. "We promise we will offer the Demio (Mazda2) at a price that is cheaper than the hybrid model in the same segment (hatchback)," Yamanouchi said without elaborating that the price scale.
Then what is true that SKYACTIVE technology? Mazda calls this technology is a series of innovations in the engine, transmission, body, until the car chassis. As a result, fuel efficient cars even without the help of electric motor is typically a hybrid car. In the direct injection system engine perfected so that the engine compression 14: 1. Thanks to the improvements that the engine can use 84 octane fuel. In the transmission, Mazda automatic transmission technology combines the benefits of continously variable transmission (CVT), manual and dual clutch transmission. Car body is made of materials that have a light weight but strong. So even with heavy chassis that made the chassis lighter than previous generations.
