Mazda has detailed the next-generation of its SkyActiv engine family, which will feature innovative compression ignition technology. While the new SkyActiv engine is still under development, Mazda ...

Diesel’s on the outs in Europe, and EVs aren’t ready for prime time. Skyactiv-X seems, at this juncture, a hedge bet against both aspects. EV infrastructure lags massively behind our petroleum ...

Car manufacturers are delving deep into their boxes of tricks to make internal combustion engines more efficient. Infiniti unveiled a variable compression ratio engine last year, and hybrid technology ...

The differences between gasoline and diesel engines lie not only in their fuels, but in how those fuels are ignited. Gasoline engines use spark plugs, while diesels simply use compression. But it is ...

Compression ignition boosts efficiency up to 30 percent, company says Compression ignition boosts efficiency up to 30 percent, company says Mazda is using diesel engine technology to save the gasoline ...

It may not look like much, but there’s some serious technology under the skin. 01-mazda-skyactiv-x-fd-1-jpg Drew Phillips 02-mazda-skyactiv-x-fd-1-jpg Drew Phillips 03-mazda-skyactiv-x-fd-1-jpg Drew ...

The compression ignition Skyactiv-X engine will power the new Mazda 3. The Japanese automaker has begun testing the first mules for the next-generation Mazda3, featuring the company’s new ...

A homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) gasoline engine has been something of a holy grail for internal combustion engineers for decades, promising the fuel economy of diesel engines but ...