If you're like me, you might usually just hang out mostly in the Mazda5 area and not see the rest of the forums here. You should know we now have a Hybrid Mazdas forum, which by itself, might not sound too interesting, but ...wait! Look at this thread!
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid @ 2005 Tokyo Motor Show
The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE (rotary engine) Hybrid concept features a hybrid power unit that combines a dual-fuel, hydrogen/gasoline rotary engine with an electric motor. The power unit is transversely mounted at the front in a front-wheel drive layout. The development team aimed to produce a vehicle with outstanding driving and environmental performance along with a comfortable, roomy interior.
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid
The power unit for the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid concept incorporates a hydrogen rotary engine, offering dual fuel driving with hydrogen and gasoline, in tandem with an electric motor. The hydrogen rotary engine and the hybrid unit are transversely mounted at the front of the car in a FF layout, with the high voltage battery located beneath the second row seats and the high pressure hydrogen tank beside the third row seat. This efficient packaging allows the Hydrogen RE based hybrid system to achieve outstanding environmental and driving performance as well as a comfortably roomy interior.
I'd like to ask that general discussion on this Hybrid go to the linked thread, but if current and potential Mazda5 owners want to compare/contrast the current Mazda5 with this concept I think that would be cool for this thread.
Personally, I'd be all over this if it ever gets made and brought over to America. I briefly considered a Prius before buying my Mazda5, but with my three kids I really need the six seats and I love the Mazda5 overall.
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid @ 2005 Tokyo Motor Show
The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE (rotary engine) Hybrid concept features a hybrid power unit that combines a dual-fuel, hydrogen/gasoline rotary engine with an electric motor. The power unit is transversely mounted at the front in a front-wheel drive layout. The development team aimed to produce a vehicle with outstanding driving and environmental performance along with a comfortable, roomy interior.
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid
The power unit for the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid concept incorporates a hydrogen rotary engine, offering dual fuel driving with hydrogen and gasoline, in tandem with an electric motor. The hydrogen rotary engine and the hybrid unit are transversely mounted at the front of the car in a FF layout, with the high voltage battery located beneath the second row seats and the high pressure hydrogen tank beside the third row seat. This efficient packaging allows the Hydrogen RE based hybrid system to achieve outstanding environmental and driving performance as well as a comfortably roomy interior.
I'd like to ask that general discussion on this Hybrid go to the linked thread, but if current and potential Mazda5 owners want to compare/contrast the current Mazda5 with this concept I think that would be cool for this thread.
Personally, I'd be all over this if it ever gets made and brought over to America. I briefly considered a Prius before buying my Mazda5, but with my three kids I really need the six seats and I love the Mazda5 overall.
