http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/11/mazda-cx-5-diesel-appear-u-s-next-year-report/
Mazda is remaining tight-lipped, but a new report claims the automaker will debut a diesel-powered CX-5 crossover in the U.S. next year, followed by a oil-burning Mazda 6.
If true, it means Mazdas years-long effort to bring its overseas powerplants to North America were not in vain.
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, sources close to the matter claim Mazda will introduce the vehicles next year, with the CX-5 bowing first. An updated gasoline-powered CX-5 appears first, next spring, with the diesel variant likely to appear in the summer.
After several pushbacks in the launch date, Mazda has previously confirmed to TTAC that its diesels are still U.S.-bound. The automaker feels theres still a market for the fuel, despite gaining an unfriendly reputation in the wake of Volkswagens emissions scandal.
Jacob Brown, product communications specialist at Mazda, said the automaker cant confirm any speculation one way or the other.
The report claims well learn more from Mazda at this weeks Los Angeles Auto Show. Thats where the automaker will unveil its redesigned 2017 CX-5 (see a teaser here).
The diesel powerplant would be a version of the Skyactiv-D 2.2-liter two-stage turbodiesel already available in Japan and Europe in two power outputs. The automakers next-generation Skyactiv gas and diesel engines are already in development. Past attempts to bring the diesel to the U.S. fell flat when the engines failed to make appropriate power after conforming to emissions standards.
Mazda is remaining tight-lipped, but a new report claims the automaker will debut a diesel-powered CX-5 crossover in the U.S. next year, followed by a oil-burning Mazda 6.
If true, it means Mazdas years-long effort to bring its overseas powerplants to North America were not in vain.
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, sources close to the matter claim Mazda will introduce the vehicles next year, with the CX-5 bowing first. An updated gasoline-powered CX-5 appears first, next spring, with the diesel variant likely to appear in the summer.
After several pushbacks in the launch date, Mazda has previously confirmed to TTAC that its diesels are still U.S.-bound. The automaker feels theres still a market for the fuel, despite gaining an unfriendly reputation in the wake of Volkswagens emissions scandal.
Jacob Brown, product communications specialist at Mazda, said the automaker cant confirm any speculation one way or the other.
The report claims well learn more from Mazda at this weeks Los Angeles Auto Show. Thats where the automaker will unveil its redesigned 2017 CX-5 (see a teaser here).
The diesel powerplant would be a version of the Skyactiv-D 2.2-liter two-stage turbodiesel already available in Japan and Europe in two power outputs. The automakers next-generation Skyactiv gas and diesel engines are already in development. Past attempts to bring the diesel to the U.S. fell flat when the engines failed to make appropriate power after conforming to emissions standards.
