I saw URL="http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/mazda3/2013/"]http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/mazda3/2013/[/URL] announcing the '13 Mazda3, due out this Spring. But then I found this article http://www.insideline.com/mazda/cx-5/mazda-skyactiv-d-22-clean-diesel-heads-to-us-in-early-2013.html saying only Japan and Europe (CX-5) get the turbodiesel engine in calendar year '12, while we in the US have to wait until calendar year '13.
Can anyone clarify? I'm willing to wait 4 months to drive a Jetta killer (I loved the '09-'10 Jettas and almost bought a '10 last year) but a year plus is too long for me to wait, I think.
Also, has Mazda ever done a diesel in the US? Volkswagen and Audi diesels have been plagued with issues in the US that they don't experience in Europe. The company refuses to acknowledge there's an issue, but clearly there is. Best explanation I've seen so far is lower lubricity of diesel in the US compared to Europe, and that makes me wonder if Mazda will know of VW/Audi's diesel trouble here and whether they can be more successful in building a reliable diesel here. Thoughts?
Finally, I have to say my very first car was one of the first 50 RX-7s imported in to the US, so I'm excited at the prospect of driving a Mazda again! Hopefully the first diesel Mazda brings to the US will be refined with some upscale features and not simply be a car for the twenty-somethings.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Can anyone clarify? I'm willing to wait 4 months to drive a Jetta killer (I loved the '09-'10 Jettas and almost bought a '10 last year) but a year plus is too long for me to wait, I think.
Also, has Mazda ever done a diesel in the US? Volkswagen and Audi diesels have been plagued with issues in the US that they don't experience in Europe. The company refuses to acknowledge there's an issue, but clearly there is. Best explanation I've seen so far is lower lubricity of diesel in the US compared to Europe, and that makes me wonder if Mazda will know of VW/Audi's diesel trouble here and whether they can be more successful in building a reliable diesel here. Thoughts?
Finally, I have to say my very first car was one of the first 50 RX-7s imported in to the US, so I'm excited at the prospect of driving a Mazda again! Hopefully the first diesel Mazda brings to the US will be refined with some upscale features and not simply be a car for the twenty-somethings.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
