Mazda: Tokyo Motor Show Breaking News

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Tokyo Motor Show Report

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Text by OHTO Yasuhiro
Photographs by ARAKAWA Masayuki

A Fiery Mazda Booth

With strong sales of its SKYACTIV-equipped models, Mazda is exhibiting the "Axela," Atenza"Atenza," and "CX-5" in red. The star of the show, unveiled this month, is the "Axela." The press conference highlighted strong initial sales, with over 10,000 pre-orders received.

While the Axela offers a diverse range of power units including gasoline, diesel, and hybrid, a concept model powered by CNG, the "MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV-CNG CONCEPT," is also on display. This model is based on the "SKYACTIV-G2.0" gasoline engine and can run on either gasoline or CNG. The high-compression 14.0 gasoline engine, SKYACTIV-G, allows for CNG compatibility with minimal modifications and development. This also applies to bioethanol. Moving forward, Mazda plans to introduce models compatible with various fuels, tailored to local conditions worldwide, across its globally sold vehicles. Incidentally, "MAZDA 3" is the export name for the "Axela."

In addition to these, a special edition of the sporty Demio, scheduled for release next month, is also being exhibited.
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