Mazda CX-5 facelift has recently been circulated for the Indonesia market. But in the United States market, there are already experiencing changes again for 2018 model. In addition to some extra features, the biggest changes come from behind the hood Mazda crossover. There's not much but it would be significant. Machine Skyactiv-G 4-cylinder 2.5-litre capacity ketambahan technology Cylinder Deactivation or cylinder deactivation. Later, this technology became the standard for all Mazda models.
The technology itself, is already a Skyactiv efforts from Mazda fuel efficiency by optimizing conventional combustion engines. How, designing the engine to have a very high resistance to compression to size petrol engine. Engine compression ratio of 14.0:1 on the outside, but for the market in Indonesia was lowered so 13.0:1. It is definitely in need of high octane fuel. The results are indeed classified as efficient for 2.0-liter engine size upwards.
It seems that Mazda has not satisfied a matter of efficiency, then the ditambahkanlah cylinder deactivation technology. The number of cylinders is only 4 pieces, 2 cylinder is turned off while in cruise speed. The goal, no other increase efficiency at high speeds again. This technology already common and also owned another manufacturer. But they claimed only Mazda North American manufacturers who implement cylinder deactivation in a 4-cylinder engine. The latest Mazda6 immediately slid also wears this technology.
CX-5 in u.s. market engine wear Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter equal to in Indonesia. His energies reach 187 hp and torque of 251 Nm. fixed Transmission Skyactiv-Drive automatic 6-speed. Standard driving towards the front wheels, but there is the option of all-wheel drive (AWD) for the US market.
Cylinder Deactivation technology is not new and already many items applied to many manufacturers. Typically, applied on the machine with the cylinder number 6 or more. When it is running in a constant speed, the number of cylinders becomes redundant, just wasting fuel. Usually the system disables half of total cylinders. Example 4-cylinder 2-cylinder only so active, or a V6 so only 3-cylinder engine is active. The amount of fuel is sprayed debit would have been less.
In the local market alone, this technology has been there. Honda never introduced Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) in the eighth generation of the Honda Accord V6. While a steady cruising speed, 3-cylinder straight off to conserve gasoline. When it took big power for acceleration, all 6 cylinders directly active at one time. As a result, FUEL consumption on the Highway can seirit 4-cylinder engine.