Mazda is to create a hydrogen fueled version of its award-winning rotary engine, and it will have a 250-mile touring range and power and performance equivalent to that of a 3.0-litre petrol engine.
Hisakazu Imaki, president of the Mazda Motor Corporation made the announcement as part of a speech outlining Mazda's engineering plans for the next decade. The conventional rotary will continue to form part of Mazda's engine line up, and it hopes to start leasing hydrogen rotary powered Mazda 5s to corporate and government clients in Japan next year, as part of its test programme.
Mazda's more normal engine range is set for a makeover, with petrols that will be 15-15% cleaner and more efficient, and diesel engines that will meet and beat the stringent new Euro VI emissions standards.
Mazda will launch it's all-new Mazda 2 supermini later this year, and at the Tokyo motor show in October, will show a preview of the new 6 saloon, to be based on the same platform as Ford's new Mondeo.
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