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Mazda confirms larger engine for CX-5
2.5-litre SKYACTIV-G petrol engine will replace the 2.0-litre engine for all-wheel drive modelsMazda will drop the existing 2.0-litre petrol engine from its all-wheel drive CX-5 line-up, in favour of a 2.5-litre powerplant from the first quarter of next year.
The new engine, which motoring.com.au first reported from the Paris motor show early in October, develops 138kW and 250Nm – a substantial improvement from the existing engine's 113kW and 198Nm. That added performance comes at a cost, however. As we reported from Paris, the 2.5-litre CX-5 variants will be the thirstiest at the pump, with an official fuel consumption figure of 8.0L/100km.
But Mazda estimates the new engine's output represents a 15 per cent improvement over the 2.5-litre engine of the front-wheel drive CX-7 Classic, with torque improved by 22 per cent. These gains are the result of the company's SKYACTIV technology applied in the case of the CX-5 version. Fuel economy also marks an improvement over the CX-7 variant – by 15 per cent.
"The Mazda CX-5 has been one of the big success stories of 2012," Alastair Doak, Mazda Australia's national marketing manager was quoted saying in a statement. "The opportunity to introduce a more powerful All-Wheel Drive petrol model will cement the CX-5 as a leader in the popular medium SUV segment."
Mazda is expected to impose a "small price rise to accompany the introduction of the larger 2.5 litre engine," according to Mazda's Public Relations Manager, Steve Maciver, but full details will not be revealed until closer to the launch of the new engine.
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