Diesel is a waste of resources I believe, the hybrid, gas and pure EV is where Mazda should focus and really shine.

4 minutes ago, dfelt said:

Diesel is a waste of resources I believe, the hybrid, gas and pure EV is where Mazda should focus and really shine.

I think a diesel CX-9 with an appropriately upscale interior would be an excellent entry into the market.  This isn't Mazda's first foray into the near luxury market. Back when they had the 929 and the Millenia they were luxury cars that could compete with higher end brands. 

I liked the last 929 and Millenia...both had neat styling inside and out.

5 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I think a diesel CX-9 with an appropriately upscale interior would be an excellent entry into the market.  This isn't Mazda's first foray into the near luxury market. Back when they had the 929 and the Millenia they were luxury cars that could compete with higher end brands. 

Agree with you on the 929 which my parents owned and loved but traded in for a Cadillac after a crazy long time. Millenia also, but while I see the point of a Diesel CX-9, I doubt that it makes sense in the current change of Europe and Asia about Diesel.

Mazda in trying to promote being “premium” hast lost sales.  Luxury car buyers aren’t shopping Mazda and when Toyota buyers hear “premium” they think too expensive.  

Other than a top trim CX-9 I don’t see where they can use this engine outside of a rear drive sports car or Kia Stinger competitor but how much sales valine would there be in that?  An in-line 6 is a great idea but I can’t imagine they would actually sell many.

They may try to sell it to others also. Toyota comes to mind.

But as far as losing sales, almost everyone has. Mazda is just heading the same direction as everyone else in the market.

Mazda = bleh

i think Mazda will try to position themselves still below Acura. They can then sell for higher prices than now but still be within reach for Toyota buyers who want to branch up but feel too guilty about spending money on a ‘luxury brand ‘

Nice to hear that the 6 is still going.....

this could lend more hope for the 6 going RWD, or another vehicle above the 6, sedan or coupe(wagon please). an i6 in such a car would be sweet.

15 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

They may try to sell it to others also. Toyota comes to mind.

But as far as losing sales, almost everyone has. Mazda is just heading the same direction as everyone else in the market.

I am pretty sure Lexus plans to use a 306 hp 3.5 liter V6 until 2037.  

A new RWD based Mazda platform and turbo I6 could be GREAT! Just think what they could with them! A RWD 6 or even a new RWD 9 could be a wonderful addition to the resurgent Mazda brand!

@dwightlooi What are your thoughts on spending money to build a new diesel engine and the future of diesel tech as the world pushes towards hybrid / ev?

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

@dwightlooi What are your thoughts on spending money to build a new diesel engine and the future of diesel tech as the world pushes towards hybrid / ev?

(1) Hybridization and the type of fuel the ICE burns are completely separate issues. If you can have a gasoline-electric hybrid, you can also have a diesel-electric hybrid. All else being equal, a diesel-electric design will be significantly more efficient than a gasoline electric drive train simply because the ICE component is more efficient (~40% thermal efficiency vs ~30%).

(2) I do not believe that the world is moving towards electric vehicles as much, or as quickly, as the "Green New Deal" coolaid drinkers will like to believe. I say this because of four irrefutable facts:-

• The cost of an EV battery pack sufficient for a 200+ mile range (~80kWh) will buy ~12 years worth of gasoline at $3 a gallon if you drive 12,500 miles a year in a 30 mpg car. This is beyond the expected service life of the battery pack. In otherwords, even if electricity is free (it is not) you will never save a dime driving an electric car.
• Batteries, unlike combustible fuel, cannot be replenished in 3 minutes at a gas station. No truck driver wants to stop for 4 to 12 hours to recharge.
• The current electric grid and generation capacity is not ready for a transition to a primarily electric motor transport system.
• Battery disposal will be a problem because it contains rather toxic substances.

(3) The impetus to eliminate, or significantly reduce, carbon dioxide emissions is based on the junk science of "Man Made Climate Change" which is increasing indefensible even if there is tremendous political and ideological pressure to keep the hogwash going. Like the 70s impending ice age hoax, the "Global Warming" nonsense will eventually fall apart. The economics of energy production not bull$h! will ultimately drive the energy choices of mankind.

if this is based on the 2.0L with the euro spec outputs, a 3L would produce ~267 hp and 246 Lb-Ft.  making it very competitive with non DI 3.5/3.6L V6s and turbo'd ~2L

if it's based on the hypothetical 2.5L (222HP/205LbFt), 3.75L would put out 333HP and 307LbFt making it very competitive(beating) any non turbo v6 and even high performance v6's like the nismo 3.7L in the 370Z.

2L specs quoted below

https://www.motor1.com/news/304616/mazda-skyactiv-x-engine-specs/
" At least in Europe, Mazda's new Skyactiv-X engine in the 2019 Mazda3 will produce 178 horsepower (133 kilowatts) and 164 pound-feet (222 Newton-meters) of torque. The info comes from a brochure available on Mazda Slovakia's website. Jalopnik first discovered the document "

just an idea if it fit in the mx-5, i6 based on the 1.5L 4, but with the sky-x power... 200hp/184.5lbft from 2.25L. 2.5L i4 power in a smoother i6... bring back the mx-6(but rwd)?

the '18 mx-5 2.0L has 181 hp and 151lbft