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Mazda unveils CX-60 crossover in Europe; e-Skyactiv PHEV, 48V MHEVs

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Mazda Motor Europe unveiled its new crossover SUV, the CX-60. The CX-60 is the first of Mazda’s Large Product group models, and offers (European specification model) e-Skyactiv PHEV, Mazda’s first plug-in hybrid system featuring a 2.5-liter liter e-Skyactiv X gasoline engine, both featuring Mazda’s 48V mild hybrid system.

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IIHS: few vehicles excel in new nighttime test of pedestrian AEB systems

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Four of the first 23 midsize cars, midsize SUVs and small pickups tested earn the highest rating of superior, but more than half earn a basic score or no credit. They are the Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Explorer, Ford Maverick, Ford Ranger, Mazda CX-9, Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and Volkswagen Tiguan.

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Mazda to feature Smart City Brake Support advanced safety technology in CX-5

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Mazda Motor Corporation has developed an advanced safety technology called Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), which helps a driver to avoid a frontal collision when driving at low speeds in the city or in slow traffic. The SCBS system will be available in Mazda’s new crossover SUV, the Mazda CX-5, to be launched this spring.

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2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet Maintains Brand’s Commitment to Convertibles

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However, you do have a few options via off-road focused SUVs and some mainstream sports cars. The good news is that the& Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet should come in somewhere between a Mazda MX-5 and Aston Martin DB11 Volante. Mercedes estimated a 0–60-mph acceleration time of 4.3 seconds for the CLE53 Cabriolet, or 4.1

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NTSB issues 9 safety recommendations after Tesla crash investigation; says no vehicle in US is self-driving

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Final rest locations of the Tesla, Audi and Mazda vehicles involved in the 23 March 2018, crash in Mountain View, California. Between 6 and 10 seconds prior to impact, the SUV was traveling between 64 and 66 mph following another vehicle at a distance of about 83 feet. mph to the preset cruise speed of 75 mph.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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The average 0-to-60 mph acceleration time was the same in MY 2016 as MY 2015. ft 2 (1.9%); truck SUVs increased 0.4 ft 2 (0.7%); and car SUVs were down 0.2 Since MY 2008, market share has shifted towards car SUVs and truck SUVs, and away from cars, pickups, and minivans/vans. mpg and truck SUVs reaching 22.2

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Two engine options in new Mazda6; updated 2.5L with cylinder deactivation, turbo 2.5L with Dynamic Pressure Turbo

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A new technology that is unique to Mazda in North America is cylinder deactivation in a four-cylinder engine. The outside two cylinders can shut down when the vehicle is operated at steady speeds between 25 and 50 mph, but all four cylinders work instantaneously when needed for maximum performance. Mazda6’s 2.5-liter, The SKYACTIV-G 2.5T

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