Latest Update: Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV announced in January 2023, with a starting price of $35,990.
Mazda is reintroducing the rotary engine at the 2023 Brussels Motor Show, 10 years after ending production of the RX-8 with the Spirit R special edition. However, the new vehicle, called the "MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV," is not a sports car and the rotary engine is not meant for performance. Instead, it serves as a range extender to increase the crossover’s electric range.
The rotary engine in the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV is an 830-cc gasoline engine with direct injection and a high compression ratio of 11.9:1. It generates 75 horsepower and 116 Newton-meters of torque at 4,700 rpm and 4,000 rpm respectively, but it doesn’t power the wheels. Instead, it serves as a range extender, similar to the Nissan Qashqai e-Power, to increase the electric range. The electric motor that powers the wheels has an output of 167 horsepower and 260 Newton-meters of torque.
Mazda expects that the majority of MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV owners will primarily use the vehicle as an electric vehicle, as they believe the all-electric WLTP range of 85 km (53 miles) in the combined cycle should be sufficient for daily use. The battery can be fully charged in 1 hour and 40 minutes using an 11-kW wallbox, or 25 minutes using a DC connection (36 kW) to charge from 20 to 80 percent.
The MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV takes 9.1 seconds to reach 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) and has an electronically limited top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph). As a plug-in hybrid version with a rotary engine, it is relatively heavy for a small crossover, weighing 1,703 kilograms (3,754 pounds). Despite this, Mazda claims a low fuel consumption of only 1 liter per 100 kilometers (62 miles) in the combined WLTP cycle, and corresponding CO2 emissions of just 21 g/km.
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