Whats in the box? Mazda releases new SkyActiv Clean Diesel engine for Grand Am GX - Page 2

06-16-2012 | 04:44 AM

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ASH8

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And here she is, for le-mans 24 hour..

And Dempsey racing is the first customer...

So I guess this will also be the Grand Am GX class of race car?

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06-16-2012 | 05:43 AM

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How can be a P2 car for Lemans????

with a diesel engine? they have changed the rules????

EDIT: rules changed for diesels in P2 by ACO

http://www.autohebdo.fr/endurance/we...lmp2-pour-2013

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06-16-2012 | 06:40 AM

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IF this engine can be competitive, and IF this car (and others) can win something, THEN Mazda will have created something uniquely worthy for marketing SkyActiv technology. They desperately need something newsworthy in the marketplace to hang their technology hat on, something GREAT and theirs alone. Right now their brand cred and message with consumers is in limbo, it's like Mazda has no story anymore, compared to all the other fancy technology marketing coming from the auto industry.

This just might be their BIG thing - IF they can translate it into a new high performance halo production vehicle. (Thinking) Would I buy a race-proven, race-winning, 350HP Twin Turbo SkyActiv powered diesel from Mazda? Damn straight I would!

Go Mazda!!

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06-16-2012 | 06:41 AM

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No Ash, the Grand Am GX class is production based only, and will be comparable in speed to the current GT class that the RX-8 runs in. In order for a car like that to be comparable to GT class speeds, they would have to have something like 250hp instead of 450, as that aero would make them ridiculously superior through the curves. Probably even faster than DP.

No, that is just lemans.

Some engine testing though

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06-16-2012 | 06:50 AM

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Yes Spin9k, give Mazda a break, they are renewing ALL of their models over the next few years...
Remember back in 2003~, Mazda were on a high with all their new car releases...

Like all car brands they budget for a production schedule and time period for models, including face-lifts.

For their size Mazda really does punch above it's weight, sadly in the US they are not taken seriously enough...but I continue to blame their management and cheap marketing.

IMO this SA Diesel is special and will command respect...cred....yo!

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06-16-2012 | 07:07 AM

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http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...gine-for-2013/

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On the heels of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest opening the LMP2 regulations to diesel engines, Mazda announced Saturday that it will provide SKYACTIV-D powerplants to customer teams beginning in 2013.

The announcement, coming on the morning of the 80th Le Mans 24 Hours, signals the Japanese manufacturers’ intent to return to the world’s greatest endurance race next year, with Dempsey Racing expecting to become the first LMP2 customer of the 2.2-liter diesel four-cylinder turbo engine.

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