Tokyo (Japan) .- The Kiyora concept which Mazda unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, summarizes the direction the company is taking on Japan’s development of its new vehicles, in which expected consumption reductions of 30 % over current models.



Kiyora equipped one of the members of the new generation direct injection engine developed by Mazda, the Sky-G 1.3-liter gasoline, coupled with light transmission and ultra-Sky Drive, in addition to equip the i - stop already shown in the Mazda 3 and the recovery of braking energy. The reduction of consumption, therefore, is achieved without the use of an electric unit.

exhaust has a new catalyst that has been used nanotechnology. All these elements, with aerodynamics studied to the last millimeter and the use of lightweight materials, figures show estimated consumption of 3.2 l/100 km. One of the major advances in the Mazda is working on implementing both the passenger compartment as in parts of the chassis of special resins still under development.

Lighter cars from 2011

To date, improvements in safety and equipment have generally involved an increase in vehicle weight, which results in increased fuel consumption and emissions.



Mazda believes that this trend is unsustainable in the future, and in order to reverse the trend and achieve reductions in consumption of around 30%, the Japanese manufacturer believes that all models should be at least 100 kg more light in 2015.

The new platforms and engines currently under development will be introduced from 2011, but a significant reduction in weight can be achieved by using lightweight materials, but its high price has problems when moving the development effort to the final consumer.