No more photomontages, here are the final lines of the 4th generation Mazda 2 which will arrive in spring 2022. An air of déjà vu? More than that, except for the logo, it is none other than the certified true copy of the Toyota Yaris. Without counterfeit, here are all the explanations.
We were telling you about it last October, this time it’s official, the future Mazda 2 from 2022 which will replace the current model next spring has just been unveiled. It will indeed be and, without counterfeiting, a duplicate of a Toyota model..
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Certified copy of the Toyota Yaris
Indeed, the 4th generation of Mazda 2 will be from the grille logo, the steering wheel through the tailgate, the carbon copy of the fourth generation Toyota Yaris, launched in 2020.
No surprise, either, under the hood where thewe will find hybrid technology combining a 1490 cc three-cylinder petrol engine3 delivering a power of 93 hp to a 59 kW electromotor (approximately 80 hp). The cumulative power reaching 116 hp. Enough to lower CO emissions2 at 87 g / km and fuel consumption at 3.8 l / 100km according to the WLTP cycle. The current Mazda 2 received micro hybridization at the beginning of 2020, thanks to the installation of an alternator-starter. This technology, let us remember, does not allow driving in 100% electric mode. On the other hand, it made it possible to lower CO emissions2 from 111 to 94 g / km. It was the first step.
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But to go further in its hunt for polluting emissions, the Mazda 2 has no other choice but to use great means or rather, those already implemented by Toyota. The rival has mastered this hybridization technology on its B-segment city car for almost 10 years. With this new Mazda 2, the manufacturer of Hiroshima will be able, while controlling development and production costs, to achieve its objectives in terms of CO emissions.2. Concretely, the “Sustainable Zoom-zoom 2030” roadmap plans to reduce average CO emissions2 from the well to the wheel of 50% by 2030 and, to accelerate the electrification of the fleet, in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This partnership with Toyota also includes, for the Mazda 2, production in France in the Onnaing plant not far from Valenciennes. A commercial argument that can hit home in France!