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Mazda has made a breakthrough in long-coveted engine technology: the automaker will be offering the world’s first compression injection gasoline engine, the SKYACTIV-X. These engines will utilize a technology dubbed Spark Controlled Compression Ignition, which takes a page out of diesel systems by relying on compression rather than spark plugs to ignite petrol. The X line will use between 20 and 30 percent less fuel, and some claim that these engines will be cleaner than electric.
"We think it is an imperative and fundamental job for us to pursue the ideal internal combustion engine," Mazda R&D head Kiyoshi Fujiwara told reporters. "Electrification is necessary but... the internal combustion engine should come first." A homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine ignites petrol through compression, eliminating spark plugs. Its fuel economy potentially matches that of a diesel engine without high emissions of nitrogen oxides or sooty particulates.
"We think it is an imperative and fundamental job for us to pursue the ideal internal combustion engine," Mazda R&D head Kiyoshi Fujiwara told reporters. "Electrification is necessary but... the internal combustion engine should come first." A homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine ignites petrol through compression, eliminating spark plugs. Its fuel economy potentially matches that of a diesel engine without high emissions of nitrogen oxides or sooty particulates.