Author: Anthony Fontanelle
Source: articledashboard.com
Mazda Motor Corp. rolled out a distinct hybrid Tuesday. The one-of-a-kind vehicle, hydrogen car, runs on hydrogen fuel powering an electric motor. The Japanese automaker said it will be available for leasing in Japan by 2008.
The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, flaunted to auto journalists ahead of its introduction at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, is powered by a rotary engine. The said engine is famed for being quiet because it does not have pistons like conventional engines.
The hybrid is powered by energy produced when hydrogen combines with oxygen in the air to emit nothing more than water vapor. A conventional rotary engine runs on gasoline, but the one integrated to the vehicle runs on hydrogen stored in a tank. But the driver can shift from hydrogen to gas when the former runs out.
Like other auto giants, Mazda, an affiliate of Dearborn-based Ford Motor Co., has been concentrating on hydrogen product lines as shoppers grow more interested in vehicles that don't rely heavily on fossil fuels.
According to Mazda officials the latest hydrogen hybrid is an improvement over its previous hydrogen vehicle, leased since 2006, extending, hydrogen car, its run on a full tank of hydrogen from 62 miles to 124 miles.
Mazda's new hybrid is also equipped with a lithium-ion battery that drives, hydrogen car, the motor and recharges itself using energy from braking, further conserving on electricity. The Japanese automaker refused to say what supplier was providing the battery, hydrogen car, .
Additionally, the automaker stressed that it has no plans to lease the car outside Japan. The leasing fee will be identical to the vehicle's predecessor at about $3,500 a month, hydrogen car, . According to, hydrogen car, Mazda, the vehicle is aimed at, hydrogen car, government and ecological organizations. At its research facility, hydrogen car, in Yokohama, Mazda also showed a "concept, hydrogen car, car," or show model, called Taiki, that it said was inspired by flowing wind. Its curvaceous surface creased with, hydrogen car, swooping lines, the slinky car looked like a metal stingray.
Laurens van den Acker, general manager of design, said the sports car highlights the Hiroshima-based automaker's innovation in design. Its shape developed from studies of sheer fabric fluttering in the wind, and its interior was based on "koinobori," or carp-shaped decorations of cloth that Japanese put up to sway in the wind to celebrate Children's Day, a national holiday, said Atsuhiko Yamada, the company's chief designer.
Explaining the design challenges, Yamada added: "Air, hydrogen car, is a very important substance, but it is invisible."
The Japanese automaker has been recording accelerating sales at a time when a number of established car manufacturers were struggling to return to profitability amid cost cutting measures, hydrogen car, and detrimental sales doldrums.
The company's global sales for the current fiscal year is expected to rise four percent to a record high 1.35 million vehicles, surpassing its previous record set in 1990. This goal will be triggered by the growing vehicle sales in Europe and North America, which would be offsetting flat sales in its hometown.
With the increasing popularity of Japanese automakers led by Toyota Motor Corp., it is also anticipated that auto parts such as Tokico shocks would go with the popularity.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Mazda: Prepping Up For China Auto Show
Author: Margaret Adams
Source: articledashboard.com
Auto makers are absolutely prepping up their accumulating of cars that would go on affectation on whatever auto or car appearance there is. And one all-embracing brand, Mazda, is authoritative the Auto China 2006 no exception.
The Mazda Motor Corporation just a lot of afresh appear that during the Auto China 2006 which will be captivated in the Asian city-limits of Beijing, the aggregation would be announcement not alone some of its top assembly cars but the aggregation would aswell be assuming off a brace of its abstraction vehicles. There would be two Mazda abstraction cars that would be gracing the show. One is the Mazda SASSOU which the Mazda B20 auto locations architect claims to be an avant-garde abstraction, hydrogen car, car that comes as a auto with three doors. Addition abstraction car from the auto architect would be the sports car abstraction Mazda SENKU. The Mazda SENKU is claimed to authority a rotary engine and holds four seats. Plus, the aggregation aswell does say that this one is traveling to be the affectionate of car the approaching will, hydrogen car, have.
Both these abstraction, hydrogen car, cars are adequately new. The Mazda SASSOU was in actuality congenital and advised in the company's Europe architecture center. In fact, this abstraction car is traveling to accomplish its Asian admission at the Auto China 2006 event. As per the Mazda SENKU, this one was created in the Japan, hydrogen car, centermost and it has already been alien to the motoring, hydrogen car, accessible during endure year's Tokyo Motor Show.
Aside from the mentioned vehicles, this motor appearance will aswell be the actual accident area the aggregation would, hydrogen car, aswell be using its new all-embracing motor appearance angle architecture for a motor appearance in China. According to Mazda, they would be accomplishing such so as to let everybody abroad see that the aggregation is focused on assuming, hydrogen car, off their all-around cast bulletin which is the Zoom-Zoom.
So, hydrogen car, what added cars, hydrogen car, are traveling to be allotment, hydrogen car, of the Mazda troop?
Aside from the two ahead mentioned abstraction vehicles, addition abstraction car to adroitness the appearance would be the Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid which would be authoritative its China premiere. Reference cars that would be abutting the appearance are the Mazda5, and the Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top. Technical cars that appearance off the affectionate of technology the aggregation has are the Hydrogen RE Hybrid Engine cut model, the RENESIS engine cut model, and the Smart Idling Stop System Engine cut model. Cars already in the bazaar would be the Mazda3, the Mazda6, and the Mazda RX-8.
Source: articledashboard.com
Auto makers are absolutely prepping up their accumulating of cars that would go on affectation on whatever auto or car appearance there is. And one all-embracing brand, Mazda, is authoritative the Auto China 2006 no exception.
The Mazda Motor Corporation just a lot of afresh appear that during the Auto China 2006 which will be captivated in the Asian city-limits of Beijing, the aggregation would be announcement not alone some of its top assembly cars but the aggregation would aswell be assuming off a brace of its abstraction vehicles. There would be two Mazda abstraction cars that would be gracing the show. One is the Mazda SASSOU which the Mazda B20 auto locations architect claims to be an avant-garde abstraction, hydrogen car, car that comes as a auto with three doors. Addition abstraction car from the auto architect would be the sports car abstraction Mazda SENKU. The Mazda SENKU is claimed to authority a rotary engine and holds four seats. Plus, the aggregation aswell does say that this one is traveling to be the affectionate of car the approaching will, hydrogen car, have.
Both these abstraction, hydrogen car, cars are adequately new. The Mazda SASSOU was in actuality congenital and advised in the company's Europe architecture center. In fact, this abstraction car is traveling to accomplish its Asian admission at the Auto China 2006 event. As per the Mazda SENKU, this one was created in the Japan, hydrogen car, centermost and it has already been alien to the motoring, hydrogen car, accessible during endure year's Tokyo Motor Show.
Aside from the mentioned vehicles, this motor appearance will aswell be the actual accident area the aggregation would, hydrogen car, aswell be using its new all-embracing motor appearance angle architecture for a motor appearance in China. According to Mazda, they would be accomplishing such so as to let everybody abroad see that the aggregation is focused on assuming, hydrogen car, off their all-around cast bulletin which is the Zoom-Zoom.
So, hydrogen car, what added cars, hydrogen car, are traveling to be allotment, hydrogen car, of the Mazda troop?
Aside from the two ahead mentioned abstraction vehicles, addition abstraction car to adroitness the appearance would be the Mazda5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid which would be authoritative its China premiere. Reference cars that would be abutting the appearance are the Mazda5, and the Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top. Technical cars that appearance off the affectionate of technology the aggregation has are the Hydrogen RE Hybrid Engine cut model, the RENESIS engine cut model, and the Smart Idling Stop System Engine cut model. Cars already in the bazaar would be the Mazda3, the Mazda6, and the Mazda RX-8.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Mazda Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Wankel Rotary Engine
Author: Kraig Johanssen
Source: articledashboard.com
Mazda has, hydrogen car, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of Mazda's first Wankel rotary engine powered vehicle. It was on May 30, 1967 that Mazda started selling the world's first dual-rotor RE car, the Cosmo Sport and ever since has produced almost two million rotary-engined vehicles.The first ever Wankel-engined auto was the NSU (now the famous Audi) Wankel Spider which was launched in 1964. Other automakers such Mercedes, Rolls-Royce, Norton, Suzuki, General Motors, Citroen, John Deere,, hydrogen car, and Arctic Cat have tried experimenting with the Wankel engine. Some were even able to produce small runs of the Wankel engine. However, the only successful manufacturer that was able to produce the engine designed by the German engineer Felix Wankel in quantities is Mazda.By end of the 1950s, many automakers around the world have dedicated considerable Research & Development resources for the production of the rotary engine (RE) however most have surrendered because they were unable to surpass the, hydrogen car, difficult technical, hydrogen car, challenges that comes with the technology. It was only Mazda that has persevered, hydrogen car, and eventually was able to overcome all the obstacles and successfully achieved RE mass production. Mazda was also able to introduce other RE vehicles into the market that includes the Familia Rotary Coupe, Savanna, RX-7, and the Eunos Cosmo. And of course knowing Mazda they have continuously developed the economy and environmental performance of their RE-engined vehicles that is why they are still selling them today. The maker of the famous Mazda header pipe, Mazda has started its involvement in motor sports in 1968 following the release of the Cosmo Sport when RE cars has started participating in car races. Then in 1991, the Mazda 787B made history with the rotary engine when it became the only Japanese car ever to claim victory at the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race. And ever since over 100 win in both the touring car series in Japan and in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) series in the United States was won by RE-equipped racecars. The RX-8 sports car, hydrogen car, that was launched last April of 2003 was powered by a new-generation, naturally aspirated RENESIS, hydrogen car, rotary engine which is more compact, more powerful, and more environmentally, hydrogen car, friendly, hydrogen car, than its predecessors. Britain's specialist technology magazine, Engine Technology International has awarded the RENESIS the most coveted International Engine of the Year award in 2003 as, hydrogen car, well as the successive awards for its engine class in 2003 and 2004 to show high regards for this engine. Presently, Mazda is progressing with its development of the hydrogen RE which gives off no carbon dioxide (CO2) one of the gases responsible for global warming. The development of the hydrogen RE started in 1991 and so far has resulted in the development of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE, which last February 2006 has became the world's first ever hydrogen RE vehicle to be commercially leased. There are seven hydrogen RE vehicles that under commercial lease traveling the road of Japan. About Wankel Rotary EngineThe Wankel rotary engine is a type of internal combustion engine, invented by German Engineer Felix Wandel, which uses a rotor instead of reciprocating pistons. Such design delivers smooth high-rpm power from a compact lightweight engine.
Source: articledashboard.com
Mazda has, hydrogen car, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of Mazda's first Wankel rotary engine powered vehicle. It was on May 30, 1967 that Mazda started selling the world's first dual-rotor RE car, the Cosmo Sport and ever since has produced almost two million rotary-engined vehicles.The first ever Wankel-engined auto was the NSU (now the famous Audi) Wankel Spider which was launched in 1964. Other automakers such Mercedes, Rolls-Royce, Norton, Suzuki, General Motors, Citroen, John Deere,, hydrogen car, and Arctic Cat have tried experimenting with the Wankel engine. Some were even able to produce small runs of the Wankel engine. However, the only successful manufacturer that was able to produce the engine designed by the German engineer Felix Wankel in quantities is Mazda.By end of the 1950s, many automakers around the world have dedicated considerable Research & Development resources for the production of the rotary engine (RE) however most have surrendered because they were unable to surpass the, hydrogen car, difficult technical, hydrogen car, challenges that comes with the technology. It was only Mazda that has persevered, hydrogen car, and eventually was able to overcome all the obstacles and successfully achieved RE mass production. Mazda was also able to introduce other RE vehicles into the market that includes the Familia Rotary Coupe, Savanna, RX-7, and the Eunos Cosmo. And of course knowing Mazda they have continuously developed the economy and environmental performance of their RE-engined vehicles that is why they are still selling them today. The maker of the famous Mazda header pipe, Mazda has started its involvement in motor sports in 1968 following the release of the Cosmo Sport when RE cars has started participating in car races. Then in 1991, the Mazda 787B made history with the rotary engine when it became the only Japanese car ever to claim victory at the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race. And ever since over 100 win in both the touring car series in Japan and in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) series in the United States was won by RE-equipped racecars. The RX-8 sports car, hydrogen car, that was launched last April of 2003 was powered by a new-generation, naturally aspirated RENESIS, hydrogen car, rotary engine which is more compact, more powerful, and more environmentally, hydrogen car, friendly, hydrogen car, than its predecessors. Britain's specialist technology magazine, Engine Technology International has awarded the RENESIS the most coveted International Engine of the Year award in 2003 as, hydrogen car, well as the successive awards for its engine class in 2003 and 2004 to show high regards for this engine. Presently, Mazda is progressing with its development of the hydrogen RE which gives off no carbon dioxide (CO2) one of the gases responsible for global warming. The development of the hydrogen RE started in 1991 and so far has resulted in the development of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE, which last February 2006 has became the world's first ever hydrogen RE vehicle to be commercially leased. There are seven hydrogen RE vehicles that under commercial lease traveling the road of Japan. About Wankel Rotary EngineThe Wankel rotary engine is a type of internal combustion engine, invented by German Engineer Felix Wandel, which uses a rotor instead of reciprocating pistons. Such design delivers smooth high-rpm power from a compact lightweight engine.
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