There’s a high possibility that the all-new 2.5-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine found in the 2016 Mazda CX-9 will fitted to the Mazda 6 sedan, reports CarAdvice.
During the launch of the new CX-9 in the U.S recently, Mazda North America vehicle development engineer Dave Coleman said the new turbo engine can fit in the Mazda 6 and the Mazda 3, as well.
“It fits in a lot of our cars, and where we’re actually going to put it is another question,” he said.
“It fits in the same package as the diesel fits in, and the same package that the naturally-aspirated 2.5-litre fits in. Basically, that big space we used for the bundle of snakes exhaust manifold, the turbo is in that space too. They’re all packaged to occupy the same space,” he added.
That could mean the 2.5-litre four-cylinder turbo unit, which produces 227hp of power and 420Nm of torque, may find an application in the Mazda 6 model range, and possibly the Mazda 3 line-up, too.
Currently, the 2.5-litre four-cylinder normally-aspirated petrol engine fitted in the Mazda3 and Mazda6, CX-5 and the China-only CX-4, produces 184hp and 250Nm of torque. Depending on the model and trim level, customers can often get it with either a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic.
But Coleman said that it’s not his decision to choose which cars will get the newly developed 2.5-litre, which is matched exclusively to a 6-speed automatic gearbox but can be paired with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
“It’s up to the product planners to decide what they’re going to put it in,” he said. “It’s exactly the same clearance as the exhaust manifold of the other engines.”
Coleman said that the company hasn’t yet developed any prototype cars with the new engine fitted, but confirmed that it fits in these models.
Coleman’s dream to fit the turbo engine into the Mazda CX-3 though, might not become a reality as it is built off a smaller platform like the Mazda 2, not the bigger Mazda3, CX-5, Mazda6 and CX-9.
“I’d love to put it in a CX-3. But it only ‘hot-rod’ fits into a CX-3. It doesn’t production fit. The belts are rubbing on the frame rails,” he said.
Source: CarAdvice
