Add the fact that it goes up to around 11.5 km/L even with horrendous traffic, your yuppy (or upper echelon executive) wallet isn’t feeding a guzzler at all. That’s what’s great about the
Lowering the compression ratio to 14 is noticeably dropped the temperature and pressure in the cylinder. That increased the efficiency of the engine but worsened the mixing of the fuel-air mixture and its self-ignition at cold start of the engine and its warm-up.
The Mazda 6 has long been an Auto Express favourite, winning the Best Family Car category in our 2013 and 2014 New Car Awards. called SkyActiv-G. There's also the 2.2-litre turbodiesel called
As we mentioned on the first page, the problems (noise and lack of grunt) arise more so when you're in a rush. Mazda CX-5 2.2 SKYACTIV-D SE-L Nav Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr. 2017. 59,283 miles. £10,199
Rivals to the CX-5 2.2 Skyactiv-D (2022) Ford Kuga Another driver-orientated SUV, the Kuga is a really good-looking option with some great engines and gearboxes. The option of plug-in hybrid power will give it appeal, but it doesn't feel quite as premium as the CX-5.
3-12-2017: On an 88,000 mile 2015 Mazda 6 2.2 Skyactiv D, report of an auxillary drive belt tensioner failing costing £432. Then the heater stopped working. Driver took it to the Mazda dealer who said the cylinder head gasket had failed and also the radiator needs replacing, and the cost is £2,585.11.
My 2014 Mazda 6 GT just turned 100,000 miles and all is well. I've done recommended maintenance at or a bit before suggested mileage and changed oil & filter at @5000 mile intervals with synthetic. I buy vehicles new and keep them for an average of 13 years / 200,000 miles. It seems Mazda thinks the timing chain is a "lifetime" part with noSkyActiv-Body, as the name suggests, is a lightweight, highly rigid car body, which was designed with crash testing in mind. This body is eight per cent lighter and 30 per cent stiffer than Two engines are available: a 2.0-litre Skyactiv-G petrol with 145PS or 165PS and a 2.2-litre 150PS or 175PS Skyactiv-D diesel. Our model is the 2.2-litre 150PS diesel in SE-L-Nav trim costing £