Mazda Demio starts going on sale in Japan

TOKYO - Mazda Demio, also known as the Mazda 2 in Europe is now ready to be marketed in Japan. It looks more refreshed after revised.As reported by autoevolution, Friday (1/7/2011), the company targets sales of Mazda in Japan will break the 6,000 units per month.

Mazda Demio starts going on sale in Japan

Like other 2012 model cars that have new features, the Mazda Demio gasoline engine mounted SKYACTIV-G direct injection 1.3-liter capacity. Four-cylinder engine that features a dual sequential valve timing and ultra high compression ratio.

Combined with the automaker's i-stop idling stop system, machine-G 1.3 SKYACTIV produce high compression ratio of 14.0:1. Besides avoiding the use of technologies such as piston knocking cavities designed, supports the ideal combustion and multi-hole injectors for precise fuel injection.

The units are the best fuel economy 30km/liter (10-15 mode test cycle) or 25.0km / L (Japan's new JC08 test cycle). SKYACTIV-G gasoline engine capable of producing 1.3 to 82 hp at 5,400 rpm (62 kW) and torque of 112 Nm (83 LB-FT) at 4,000 rpm.

The suggested retail price for the producer-G variant SKYACTIV Demio 1.3 of 1.4 million yen from affordable (including tax), which equals approximately USD17.300.

Japanese car maker has also developed a system called i-DM which monitors the movement of rudder pedals, accelerator and brake, and speed of the vehicle to inform the driver of the skill through colored lights and gauges on the dashboard.

"The score of each trip is used to calculate the level of driving skill, from stage 1 to 3. With the progress through the stages, the driver can feel that their driving skills improve," said a spokeswoman for Mazda.