Mazda to launch new CX-5

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. c4 N4 t" @4 |4 a6 C2 q4 FMazda will launch a new small SUV to go on sale at the end of next year, according to senior company sources.<br />
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The new car, which will be badged CX-5, previewed by the 2008 Kazamai concept, will also be the first production Mazda to be powered by the new generation of ultra-efficient Sky engines.<br />
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% N1 \' A: }" N# S& kSee pictures of the Kazamai concept<br />
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8 V, B" l! u3 |% R7 c6 sMazda claims that the final production version will be at least 100kg lighter than its rivals. Like the Kazamai, it will be powered by a new generation of direct-injection petrol engines, with drive delivered to the road through new lightweight transmissions.<br />
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; `1 ?' j8 X# {( B& {% K  x; VMazda is also rumoured to be thinking of following the example of the Land Rover Evoque by producing both three- and five-door versions.<br />
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6 Z% f- D/ [" SThe Sky engines utilise low-friction blocks, direct injection technology and piezo-electric injectors. Along with i-stop, regenerative braking and lighter vehicles, they will form the core of Mazda's goal of a 30 per cent increase in fuel economy.<br />
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