At the recent Los Angeles, Mazda Showcased its, 2014 Mazda6, along with the Mazda’s SKYACTIV-D 2.2-L clean diesel engine.
The highly anticipated car will be on sale from January 2013 and be equipped first with a SKYACTIV-G 2.5-liter gasoline engine. And then the SKYACTIV-D-equipped version will follow suit during the second half of the year, which will make Mazda the first Asian manufacturer to offer a modern-technology clean-diesel engine in a non-commercial vehicle. Apparently, the new Mazda6 will be the first production vehicle to feature the capacitor-based brake energy regeneration system called i-ELOOP.
“We’ve dangled the carrot long enough and we couldn’t be more excited to officially introduce North America to our latest next-generation product, the 2014 Mazda6, as well as showcase even more engineering accomplishments under our SKYACTIV 1 TECHNOLOGY umbrella with the SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine and i-ELOOP,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO).
“As Mazda continues to grow and SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY continues to offer real-world efficiency and performance, our Los Angeles announcements are only tips of the iceberg. The best is yet come.”
The design features a strong KODO “Soul of Motion” Design language. The car will be featuring a n all-new safety component called Smart City Brake Support (SCBS). “Intelligent Energy Loop,” i-ELOOP, Mazda’s in-house developed brake energy regeneration system, also is all new and makes its first production vehicle appearance in the 2014 Mazda6 after first being introduced globally on the TAKERI Concept.
However Mazda says that, they will reveal more specifications including options packages and power ratings closer to the car’s on-sale date.
Explore the pictures and stay tuned for more updates.
