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Mazda Planning “Near Future” Introduction Of Ultra-Efficient Sparkless Petrol Engines

Mazda sees a future for the petrol engine, in the near to mid-term at least, and is preparing to take the next step in low-emissions petrol development with a technology called homogenous charge compression ignition, or HCCI. At its core the revol


Mazda sees a future for the petrol engine, in the near to mid-term at least, and is preparing to take the next step in low-emissions petrol development with a technology called homogenous charge compression ignition, or HCCI.

At its core the revolutionary engine with HCCI combines traits of petrol and diesel engines with the ability to go without spark plugs, instead generating combustion through the compression of petrol fuel in a similar manner to how a diesel engine operates. 

Under the right conditions, HCCI can run in an incredibly efficient manner unable to be matched by a traditional four-stroke petrol configurations.

Other automotive manufacturers, including General Motors, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz, have trialled the technology as a means of improving fuel efficiency however Mazda is now widely tipped to be the first company to offer a HCCI engine to the public.

Later this month Mazda is expected to reveal an important insight into its HCCI program, however senior Mazda engineer, Kenichiro Saruwatari, told TMR the next-gen engine’s introduction is “top secret”, saying only that it will be available “sometime in the near future”.

The most likely candidates to receive the new engine first will be the next-generation Mazda2 and Mazda3 light and small cars.

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Australia may not have access to the new technology at first though, with the high sulphur content of local fuel, long a source of hindrance to carmakers, potentially limiting the adoption of high-tech engines in the future.

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