Clean-running new Mazda on show.ECO-FRIENDLY performance is on display at next month's Frankfurt International Motor Show in the form of the new Mazda CX-7. Under the bonnet, the highly efficient MZR-CD 2.2-litre turbo diesel engine will offer customers great performance twinned with a sporty sport·y adj. sport·i·er, sport·i·est 1. Appropriate for sport or participation in sports. 2. Exhibiting sportsmanship; sporting. 3. Flashy; jazzy. drive already familiar to the current model. Despite being a roomy SUV, the new Mazda CX-7 complies with Euro Stage V emission regulations, achieving a significant reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. It will provide a greater level of torque lower in the rev range, with maximum power also available lower down. The Mazda CX-7 debuts on 15 September as the first Japanese passenger car to have a diesel engine fitted with a selective catalytic reduction Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is a means of removing nitrogen oxides, often the most abundant and polluting component in exhaust gases, through a chemical reaction between the exhaust gases, a (reductant) additive, and a catalyst. (SCR (Sequence Control Register) See program counter. ) system. This cuts NOx emissions by 40 per cent. The diesel version also offers users the same 455 litres of luggage space as the previous petrol version. On sale in October this year. |
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