GENEVA - Mazda has the greenest Mazda3 ever produced and the RX-Vision concept.

• Company exhibiting Mazda RX-VISION rotary concept, ultra-efficient Mazda3 version
• EU sales of current generation line-up on display in Geneva up by one-third in January

Riding an extended wave of success into 2016, Mazda has brought two special highlights to Geneva – the Mazda RX-VISION, an award-winning rotary sports car concept, and the lowest-emission Mazda3 yet to be offered in Europe – alongside its complete European model line-up.

Brimming with pure sports car style, the RX-VISION concept making its European debut in Geneva is the brand’s latest visualisation of an exhilarating driving machine. 

Featuring a unique interpretation of Mazda’s KODO design philosophy, which aims to capture the very soul of motion even when the vehicle is stationary, the RX-VISION’s ground-hugging shape is only possible because of the compact nature of its SKYACTIV-R rotary engine. 

Named Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year in January at the Festival Automobile International in Paris, the RX-VISION demonstrates Mazda’s commitment to lightweight rear-wheel drive sports car perfection as well as rotary power.

The carmaker has also added its most frugal engine – the SKYACTIV-D 1.5 – to the powertrain line-up of its stunning Mazda3 compact. 

Featuring extreme compression like all SKYACTIV engines, the 77kW/105PS clean diesel puts out 270Nm of maximum torque with combined cycle fuel consumption of only 3.8l/100km and CO₂ emissions under 100g/km*. 

New on the SKYACTIV-D 1.5, which is currently offered with the Mazda CX-3 and Mazda2, is a “Natural Sound Smoother” that further subdues diesel knocking by absorbing vibrations at the pistons. Already available in right-hand drive markets, this new Mazda3 version is slated to go on sale in the rest of Europe in spring.

Demand for Mazda’s current generation line-up – also on display at the carmakers stand (#5150 in hall 5) – continues to grow unabated. January sales increased 33.5% year-on year in Europe, as Mazda raised its market share to 1.8% from 1.4% in January 2015 and 0.9% in the same month in 2012**.

* With manual transmission. For further information on official fuel consumption and official specific CO₂emissions for new passenger cars, please refer to the “Guide about fuel consumption, CO₂ emissions and electric energy consumption of new passenger cars” (“Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO₂-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen”), which is available free of charge at all German Mazda showrooms and from Mazda Motor Europe GmbH, Hitdorfer Str. 73, D-51371 Leverkusen

** Source: www.acea.be (European Automobile Manufacturers Association), New Passenger Car Registrations, EU + EFTA