据澳洲媒体报道,下一代马自达2将提供一款插电混动版,该车还将搭载小型转子引擎。马自达曾于2012年6月停产转子引擎，但现在看来车厂决定在下一代马自达2插电混动版提供这种引擎。下一代马自达2将是马自达2 RE实验用车的改进版，后者搭载了一台330毫升增程单转子汪克尔引擎，重量仅为100公斤。该引擎设置在车辆后部，有三个挂载点，这可以有效清除垂直振动，同时使噪音水平相对于普通汽油和柴油引擎降低5分贝。马自达将首先在下月发布搭载普通内燃机引擎的2015款马自达2，该车将搭载新的开发的SKYACTIV-D 1.5升柴油引擎，功率77千瓦/105马力，扭矩250牛米。经检测，搭载该引擎的Demio日规车型在日本JC08工况下是目前日本市场最省油的柴油车型。

 

2015 Mazda2 getting plug-in hybrid version with rotary range-extending engine

Australian media is reporting the next generation Mazda2 will receive a plug-in hybrid version which will feature a small rotary engine.

 

Mazda's rotary engine was phased out in June 2012 but since then many reports emerged about a resurrection for a rumored RX-8 successor. It seems the rotary engine will be seen at first in a next generation Mazda2 plug-in hybrid variant set to be introduced later during the car's lifespan.

 

It is believed the powertrain will be an evolution of the Mazda2 RE experimental vehicle which had a 330cc range-extending single-rotor Wankel engine weighing just 100 kg (220 lbs). The motor was installed under the car's rear on three mounting points which eliminated vertical vibration and allowed the vehicle to be at least 5 dB quieter at the same rpm level compared to a regular gasoline or diesel engine.

 

The conventional-powered 2015 Mazda2 will be officially revealed next month and will be offered with a newly developed SKYACTIV-D 1.5-liter diesel generating 105 PS (77 kW) and 250 Nm (184 lb-ft). Equipped with this engine, the 2015 Demio (JDM-spec) will be the most frugal diesel car in Japan as tested in the JC08 cycle