Mazda's notes claim the Skyactiv-Z engines will utilize "the lambda one combustion method" that is designed to achieve "high thermal efficiency by realizing super lean burn combus

Back in May, Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda took part in a multi–pathway workshop, signaling their commitment to developing new engines for an automotive landscape focused on electrification and reaching carbon neutrality.

Mazda continues to invest in internal combustion. The company has revealed that it's currently developing a new gas-powered four-cylinder engine that will introduce the latest Skyactiv technology. Called Skyactiv-Z, it will eventually replace the Skyactiv-X engines sold abroad as well as the Skyactiv-G engines that are sold in North America.

Mazda has subtly announced that a new gas-powered engine is currently in development. Based on the Japanese car company’s latest financial report, the gas-powered Skyactiv-Z engine will be rolling out in 2027.

Even as electrification ramps up with each passing year, Mazda remains committed to improving efficiency in gas-burning engines.

While much of the focus was on electrification, Mazda confirmed the development of a new Skyactiv-Z engine that is slated to be launched in 2027. The automaker didn’t say much about it, but the engine promises “more ideal combustion” as well as enhanced “environmental and driving performance.”

Mazda has announced a new ‘Skyactiv Z’ four-cylinder petrol engine family with a leaner combustion process – and it could appear first in the next-generation CX-5 family SUV.

It will still continue development of internal-combustion engines, though, including both conventional piston engines and rotaries.

Mazda has revealed in its latest financial report that it is developing a new SkyActiv-Z four-cylinder engine that will replace SkyActiv-G and SkyActiv-X when it debuts in 2027. The new engine will use the “lambda

German dealers, however, said that the all-new CX-5 will come in mild, full, and plug-in hybrid varieties and will come with a much longer body (up by around 110 mm). A global launch may happen before the end of 2025 with the 24-volt mild hybrid arriving first.

Mazda plans a new in-house hybrid system for the next-generation CX-5, left, in the 2025-27 timeframe, adding to the Toyota-sourced hybrid just launched in the CX-50, right. (MAZD