On sale from the 1 October, the 2017 Mazda3 is offered with a choice of 105PS 1.5-litre or 150ps 2.2-litre SKYACTIV-D diesel engines, alongside a petrol line-up that includes 120PS and 165PS versions of the 2.0-litre SKYACTIV-G.
Under Ford the engines are simply known as the 1.6L EcoBoost engine. However, Volvo badges the engines as the B4164T. There’s also another number at the end of the Volvo engine code depending on the specific variant of the 1.6 inline-4 engine. Anyways, the 1.6-liter turbo engine is in the following Ford and Volvo models: 2010-2018 Ford Focus
The Mazda 3 was initially offered with a 2.0-litre petrol engine that produces a lowly 122PS, or a 1.8-litre turbodiesel with 116PS. The diesel was dropped just a few months after the car was launched, replaced by a clever 180PS (upgraded in late 2021 to 186PS in the e-Skyactiv X) mild-hybrid Skyactiv-X petrol engine which is said to provide
The 2.0 SkyActiv-G (Mazda's PE-VPS) is 2.0-litre four cylinders gasoline engine, and it was first introduced in 2011. The engine includes non-standard technical solutions, which is traditional for Mazda's engineering. The Skyactiv-G is based on predecessor the MZR 2.0 with a compression ratio of 10.0.
2005 Mazda MAZDA6 engine problems with 26 complaints from MAZDA6 owners. The worst complaints are rattling noise coming from engine, excessive oil blow-by into exhaust, and excessive oil consumption.
The problems with Mazda diesels are well-documented. It's rather an illogical reaction to assume that everything Mazda produces is suspect. The reputation of their petrol engines is excellent. The CX-5 is a lovely car. I've been running the petrol version for a few (trouble-free) years now and am very happy with it.
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