SkyActiv-X Review, glimpse of possibly what to expect in future CX-5s
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If its the case then good on them for achieving this
They haven't achieved anything until they bring it to production. They plan to achieve it.
Fair enough although they do have some "mules" going around so seems they are close to production
Yeah, close like US diesel. For something like this, especially, the difficulty is in the fine details, logistics, and implementation. There are lots of great ideas, and prototypes/concepts that can wow people with real hardware. But it has to make it past all of those other compromises and hurdles before it is actually released.
That's why I get a kick out of Kickstarter. People sell their clever idea, or sometimes even functioning prototype, but that's a long way from the finish line.
There is a difference. Diesel is already sold elsewhere in the world. Seems USA rules/regulations are a major hinderance.
This is a key point. Contrary to previous comments that Mazda is not yet ready to bring the diesel to the USA market, it is up and running elsewhere.
https://youtu.be/atTVvHGCZ0o
Ps: I wish we have those wheels in the USA vs the pizza wheels.
Those are 17" I believe
Yes. Probably the one thing I don’t like about the car is those wheels. The design of the 17” really goes well with the Kodo design.
I must be one of the very few who actually like the pizza wheels.
Mazda said they could make a Mazda 6 diesel to meet US standards and their design criteria. Turns out it was harder than they thought, and they gave up.
Similar situation with the CX5, except its still open-ended, maybe we'll still get it.
The challenges of making the SkyActiv X meet their desires, and getting it certified, any/every-where on a timeframe seems an order or two of magnitude more challenging that adapting an existing diesel powerplant for the US. Yet they've seem to have monumentally F'd up managing the diesel introduction(s) to the US.
That's the point I was trying to make.
If you can't handle the easy stuff, I get more skeptical about the complex.
Similar situation with the CX5, except its still open-ended, maybe we'll still get it.
The challenges of making the SkyActiv X meet their desires, and getting it certified, any/every-where on a timeframe seems an order or two of magnitude more challenging that adapting an existing diesel powerplant for the US. Yet they've seem to have monumentally F'd up managing the diesel introduction(s) to the US.
That's the point I was trying to make.
If you can't handle the easy stuff, I get more skeptical about the complex.
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Good point. We still don’t know what kind of reception a diesel CX5 would get in the Fickle USA market. I know there are some diehard diesel fans here but does anyone think the demand is more than 5%? Europe is a matured market on the diesel front. The US, I am not so sure. A 5% share would not seem to be worth the effort.
(thumb)I like them, too, X.
(thumb)I like them. I even found a similar set for winters.
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I don't mind them, but I prefer the vampire fangs on the gen 1 GT.
But guess it doesn't matter for me, I have touring wheels LOL!
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Like I said previously...typical college freshman "in pre-med/pre-law" "DO YOU KNOW WHO I'LL BE IN 8 YEARS!?"
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Of course we don't. When VW sold the 2015 diesels that had been fixed, in late 2017 (there were something like 1500ish, IIRC?) they had 5+ buyers cash in hand for EACH ONE vying to own one.
Hehe
