The new Mazda2 variants will be sold as eco-cars in 2015, with a 1.5 liter diesel engine being one of the alternative engines.
The engine size for the diesel eco-car has been raised from 1.4 liters to 1.5 liters. That meant that Mazda’s SkyActiv diesel became an appropriate engine and still eligible for the eco-car incentives.
The official consumption figures for the Mazda diesel are 26.4 km per liter, well above the 23.3 cut-off for the eco-car consumption figures.
It is expected that the diesel will also be fitted to the Mazda CX-3, an SUV/crossover, but it is not known if that variant on the Mazda2 architecture will be eligible for the eco-car category.
