2014 Mazda Prototype – SkyActiv-D race car unveiled

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Mazda has unveiled its new Le Mans-style prototype racer for the upcoming TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Simply named the 2014 Mazda Prototype, the new endurance race car uses production-sourced SkyActiv technologies, including its diesel engine.

The SkyActiv-D Clean Diesel race engine is carried-over from last year’s Mazda6 Grand-Am GX racer, which then became the first diesel-powered car to win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – one of the car’s nine race wins in 2013.

Its ‘production-based’ claim is no mere claim, as the 2.2 litre turbodiesel race engine is 51% stock by parts count, and 63% stock by weight. In race-tune, it offers as much as 450 hp and 786 Nm of torque, through a race-spec Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox.

The all-carbonfibre prototype weighs just 900 kg, with the engine accounting for just 143 kg. Its top speed is over 300 km/h, depending on its aerodynamic trim. The 2014 Mazda Prototype has completed its first tests and will make its race debut at the Rolex 24 Hour race in Daytona International Speedway later this month.

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Preferring to drive cars rather than desks, Hafriz Shah ditched his suit and tie to join the ranks of Malaysia’s motoring hacks. A car’s technical brilliance is completely lost on him, appreciating character-making quirks more. When not writing this ego trip of a bio, he’s usually off driving about aimlessly, preferably in a car with the right combination of three foot pedals and six gears.

 

Comments

  • Comment on Jan 06, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Hopefully it doesn’t burn like the Furai did.

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  • EnergyAnalyst on Jan 06, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    Is this Mazda’s bold statement to Formula E racing? Interesting story!

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  • SSaturn on Jan 06, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    It will be perfect if she has the Furai design and equipped with Skyactive-D engine.

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  • superbird #43 on Jan 06, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    2.2 litre turbodiesel race engine developing 450 hp and 786 Nm of torque?
    thats A LOT!

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    • farizY on Jan 07, 2014 at 10:52 am

      I can’t imagine how that feels, pulling away with 786Nm torque! Must be spectacular.

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  • 4G63T DSM on Jan 07, 2014 at 9:21 am

    A missed opportunity.

    They should have got the 3 Rotor to run on hydrogen. That’d be something.

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  • Must daa on Jan 07, 2014 at 11:10 am

    So… they really can forget about Wankel, can’t they? But hey, new Euro 6 and above rulings are said to be unfavorable to diesel engines.

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  • darkermarker on Jan 08, 2014 at 9:46 am

    Hopefully Mazda would carry extra fire extinguisher when driving this car….

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