After quite a stir, came the debut of the confusingly named «MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV», a car that moves away from sportiness and that uses a rotary engine that was not developed with performance in mind.
This works like a range extender so that the vehicle has a longer range than the regular electric version.
Your gasoline engine 830cc with direct injection it has a high compression ratio of 11.9.1. This develops 75 HP @ 4700rpm Y 116 Newton-meters of torque at 4000 rpm, but it doesn’t actually move the wheels. These work with a electric motor that produces 167 HP and 260 Nm of torque.
The function of rotary engine is to drive a generator that creates power to extend the range of the MX-30 to more than 600 kilometers. The ICE receives power from a 50-litre petrol tank on the rear axle, while the batteries 17.8 kWh They are in the lower part of the body.
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Mazda he reckons they use the car purely as an EV, as its 85km of WLTP range is usually enough for a day. The battery pack takes 1 hour and 40 minutes to recharge from a 11 kW wall box.
Regarding performance, the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV requires 9.1 seconds to reach 100 kmp and is limited to 140 km/h. This plug-in hybrid version with a rotary motor weighs 1,703kg and its fuel consumption is only 1 liter / 100 kilometers in the WLTP cycle with emissions of 21g/km.
The starting price is €35,990 in Germany, where the basic model costs the same as the pure EV.
It’s worth mentioning that this isn’t the first time Mazda has given the MX-30 a gasoline engine. In markets such as Japan and Australia, a 2.0-liter mild hybrid engine that produces 153 HP and 200 Nm is marketed.
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