Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

Mazda has made it clear that combustion engines are still part of its plans, and Skyactiv-Z is the strongest proof yet. This new 2.5-liter four-cylinder follows Skyactiv-G and the less successful ...

...or rather, that it even works at all. The weird combustion technology still needs a bit of fine-tuning before going into production, but the early prototype I drove ran surprisingly well. Antuan ...

Next year, Japanese manufacturer Mazda will introduce a new generation of its Skyactiv engines. With them, promise the Japanese, will come a revolution regarding emissions during the life cycle of the ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

The internal combustion engine, now more than 200 years old, will be with us for a long time to come yet. Powering more than 1 billion vehicles on the planet and almost 100 million new ones each year, ...

Mazda has announced a new four-cylinder engine, the Skyactiv-Z. Set to replace the Skyactiv-G and Skyactiv-X engines, the Skyactiv-Z aims to build on Mazda’s commitment to high efficiency and low ...

Mazda, the car company known for its "zoom-zoom" marketing campaign, is selling fuel efficiency now, too. Mazda doesn't have a fuel-sipping, 2012 gasoline-electric hybrid or all-electric vehicle. But ...

Admit it or not, the American market is spoiled when it comes to horsepower. Case in point, the U.S. never gets the true base ...

Ever since it launched its first rotary-powered car in 1967, the Cosmo Sport, Mazda has gone against conventional wisdom when it comes internal-combustion engines. Today, Mazda continues that ...

Called SkyActiv, the car’s new 155-horsepower drivetrain — a direct-injection 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a six-speed manual or automatic — builds on aerodynamic tweaks to eke out competitive mileage ...