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| 2015 Mazda 2 |
The all-new Mazda2 is the fourth Mazda with a KODO - Soul of Motion design. Having already raised the bar for the award-winning designs of its other new-generation models, which share traits like a solid stance, muscular lines, a rear-leaning cabin and an overall look that says forward momentum, the convention-defying carmaker has inadvertently given momentum to people's rising expectations of what will come next from the house of Mazda.
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| 2015 Mazda 2 |
Concentrating such vibrancy and emotion into Mazda's smallest model, to be offered as a five-door hatchback, did not make the task any simpler. But, always up to a challenge, Mazda's designers contemplated what the competition was doing. And then did something different. Instead of following the typical B-segment "one-motion" style, which moves the A-pillars forward to make the cabin look roomier and more practical, Mazda defied convention when re-engineering KODO for supermini dimensions. And although KODO's unique proportions might at first glance appear to come at the expense of practicality, they also managed to build in unparalleled real-world utility.
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| 2015 Mazda 2 |
One might think there would have to be trade-offs with a subcompact between roominess and stylistic freedom. But as on the outside, the all-new Mazda2's interior style elements work in symbiosis with comfort, craftsmanship and ergonomics.
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| 2015 Mazda 2 |
The Mazda2 is available with the SKYACTIV-G 1.5 in three different output variants, all of which meet Euro 6. Like the version launched on the Mazda3, two feature a 14:1 compression ratio and 4-2-1 exhaust manifold, putting out either 85kW/115PS or 66kW/90PS at 6,000rpm. Torque-wise, both produce 148Nm at 4,000rpm. The third option is the standard version of the SKYACTIV-G 1.5 with (among other things) 12:1 compression and a lighter and more compact 4-1 exhaust system. It produces 55kW/75PS at 6,000rpm and 135Nm at 3,800rpm.
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| 2015 Mazda 2 |
The 115PS SKYACTIV-G 1.5, which transfers power to the front wheels via a six-speed SKYACTIV-MT manual, can sprint to 100km/h in 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 200km/h. But, featuring an enhanced version of Mazda's innovative i-ELOOP brake energy regeneration system, it still manages fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of only 4.9l/100km and 115g/km.
The 90PS model can be ordered either with a special small, lightweight version of the six-speed SKYACTIV-Drive automatic or a new five-speed SKYACTIV-MT transmission. Performance figures here are 12.0 seconds and 177km/h for the automatic and 9.4 seconds and 183km/h with the manual. These versions use 4.8l/100 km and 112g/km (automatic) and 4.5l/100km and 105g/km (manual). Finally, the 75PS Mazda2, which also comes with the new five-speed gearbox, can accelerate to 100km/h in 12.1 seconds and a top speed of 171km/h, consuming 4.7l/100km of petrol while emitting 110g/km of CO2.
