yes fold is correct. thanks, i have heard the "karakuri" seat was designed by an origami person. i didn't realize that a diesel was available from mazda

 

You know, actually in Europe there is a strong demand of diesel powered car especially in the market of medium and big size of cars. (9 of 10 BMW 5 or EClass selled in Italy are diesel). The motivation is fuel economy and lower CO2 emission,
but tin few years the power and the smothness of these engines have make a "quantum leap".

Japanese Car Maker are little bit out of games of modern (and sporty) diesel engines (only Honda later this year will due out a State-of-the-Art diesel for Euro-Accord).

Only Mazda have a modern diesel (it was launched togheter with 6) here some charaterics:

Full aluminium construct (basament too)- i ensure that is not easy to built!!!

2nd gen direct injection common rail plant (1800 bar of pressure of fuel and multiple injections)

variable geometry turbo w/intercooler


16 valve (2 litre 4 cylynders)

136 hp 30.6 kgm 7 liters of fuel for 100 kilometers (with my 5 speed manual transmission) in normal condition (also stop-an-go).

Today the state-of the-art-diesel in this category is BMW 2Liters (mounted on the 3 Series), wich don't have alu-basement but is 150 hp and 32 kgm.

Not bad for Mazda!!!

 

By basement you mean the oil sump right? Basement is the space under you're house ;-p. The thing under you're motor where the oil returns too and is pumped from is called the sump :-)

 

Sorry 350whpTeg, i had translate uncorrectly the italian word (basamento), the
right word is ENGINE BLOCK (the engin block is made of aluminium)
the translation for oil sump in italian is COPPA DELL' OLIO( litterally =oil goblet)