Mazda is to launch the world’s first commercial petrol engine using compression ignition technology, which it claims will significantly improve fuel efficiency. In compression ignition engines, the ...

Mazda had a simple explanation for why we had flown to Germany to drive its made-in-Japan next-generation Mazda 3 hatchback in prototype guise: Such early prototypes are allowed to roam German roads, ...

In the beginning there was the internal combustion engine, and it was pretty good. Moved the world, gave us motorsport and ice-cream vans, and only the slight drawback that it depends on a finite ...

Jake has been an automotive journalist since 2015, joining CAR as Staff Writer in 2017. With a decade of car news and reviews writing under his belt, he became CAR's Deputy News Editor in 2020 and ...

Mazda's 2019 SkyActiv-X engine may have cracked the HCCI engine challenge. It uses a spark plug to address typical HCCI problems but can also run on compression alone. These engines are 20–30% more ...

Mazda's new petrol engine, "the sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030", the world's first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition Japanese carmaker Mazda has developed a more efficient petrol ...

I don’t think anyone can dispute that Mazda is for the people. That it keeps the Miata humble and therefore objectively great is all I need to defend my case, but there’s also the fact that the ...

In news that’ll interest you if you could build Meccano before you could walk, Mazda has announced that it’s cracked a new type of engine that marries the best of diesel and petrol, to get more bang ...

Mazda is developing a new powertrain for its new ‘3’ which promises diesel efficiency from a petrol powertrain. The carmaker is currently developing the updated car which could put an end to diesel ...

The future is hybrid and electric – or so governments and vehicle manufacturers would have you believe. The UK government has already announced plans for pure-combustion engines to be phased out of ...