Tag: SKYACTIV

3 Vehicles That Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Date: Categories: Popular Vehicles

It’s the end of the year and as is the habit, the New Year’s resolutions are starting to fly about. We thought about it, and one of the biggest reasons resolutions are broken is a lack of support or a system in place to help you through those tough days. We’re here to give you a support system of sorts. We’ve picked 3 vehicles that will help you Get Fit, Save Money, and Travel to New Places and hopefully you can keep those resolutions you made. Resolution 1: Get Fit It’s the top resolution that people choose every year, lose weight and get fit. It is often the easiest resolution to break, so we’ve come… Read more »

Mazda SKYACTIV Technology Explained

Date: Categories: Vehicle Technology

What is Mazda SKYACTIV Technology? We carry hundreds of used Mazda cars and many of the 2012 and newer Mazda 3’s have the SKYACTIV designation. So what does that mean? SKYACTIV is Mazda’s approach to making the gasoline engine more efficient, which you would think isn’t difficult given that 70% of gasoline power is wasted in current combustion engines. Seeing as over 95% of the world still uses the combustion engine, Mazda felt it important to address those impacts now, vs. solely focusing on alternatives – which they say they are still considering. Here’s what Mazda did with SKYACTIV Engines The results of the SKYACTIV program were two-fold – 15% better fuel economy – 15%… Read more »