The Mazda 3 is a compact car from the Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corporation. In the Japanese market, cars are sold under the name Mazda Axela. Start of production – 2003. The car has undergone a transformation in three generations. The latter has been produced since 2014 at factories in Mexico, Japan and Thailand. The 1st and 2nd generation Mazda 3 is based on the Ford C1 platform. The 3rd generation model is already based on the Skyactiv chassis and features a completely new body design based on the ideology of the brand – KODO.
The 2.0-liter Mazda LF-DE gasoline engine was produced by the company from 2002 to 2015 and was installed on the Asian versions of the 3, 5, 6 and MX-5 models, as well as on Ford cars under the CJBA index. In a number of markets, the LF-VE power unit is found, which is distinguished by …
The 2.0-liter Mazda LF-VD or MZR 2.0 DISI engine was assembled by the company from 2010 to 2018 and installed on European and Japanese versions of such models as 3, 5, 6 and Biante minivan. In some markets, there is a modification of such a motor with a slightly different LF-VDS index.
The 2.0-liter Mazda LF17 engine was produced at the company’s enterprise from 2002 to 2013 and was installed on the most popular models of the third and sixth series. On the first generation Mazda 6, there is a modification of this unit with a different index LF18.
The 2.3-liter Mazda L3-VE gasoline engine was produced by the company from 2002 to 2018 and was installed on many popular models, including Ford cars under the SEWA index. The second-generation Mazda MPV minivan was equipped with the L3-DE version without a phase shifter.
The 2.3-liter Mazda L3-VDT or MZR 2.3 DISI Turbo engine was produced from 2005 to 2013 and was installed in the charged MPS versions of the models 3 and 6, as well as the popular CX-7 crossover. There are several varieties of this power unit under the index L3K9 and L3-VET.
The 2.5-liter Mazda L5-VE (MZR L5-VE 2.5) gasoline engine was produced by the company from 2008 to 2015 and was installed on the most popular models of the third, fifth, sixth series, as well as the CX-7 crossover. A similar power unit was installed on the Ford Kuga under its own YTMA index.
The Mazda ZJ-VE 1.3-liter gasoline engine was produced by the company from 2002 to 2015 and was installed only on the basic versions of the first Mazda 3 and two generations of the Mazda 2 or Demio. A particularly economical version of this motor operates on the Miller cycle and has the ZJ-VEM index.
The 1.5-liter Mazda ZY-VE engine was produced at a plant in Japan from 2002 to 2015 and was installed on the company’s most popular models with indexes 2 and 3, as well as Verisa. There was a modification of this motor without an inlet phase regulator called ZY-DE.
The 1.6-liter Mazda Z6 engine was produced at the Japanese plant of the company from 2003 to 2019 and has been installed only on the model of the third series for all the time, but at once in its three generations.
The 1.5-liter Mazda P5-VPS or SkyActiv-G 1.5 gasoline engine has been produced at the plant in Japan since 2013 and is installed on the company’s most compact models under the indexes 2 or Demio and 3 or Axela. There is a modification of this motor with the P5-VP index for the rear-wheel drive model MX-5.
The 2.0-liter Mazda PE-VPS or SkyActiv-G 2.0 engine has been produced at the factories of the Japanese company since 2012 and is installed on most of its most popular models with indexes 3, 6, CX-3, CX-30 and CX-5. On the 2018 MX-5 roadster, a version of this unit boosted to 184 hp debuted.
The 2.0-liter Mazda RF7J diesel engine was produced by the company from 2005 to 2010 and was installed on the European versions of the popular models of the third, fifth or sixth series. This power unit was essentially a modernized version of the well-known RF5C diesel engine.
The 2.2-liter Mazda R2AA diesel engine was produced by the company from 2008 to 2013 and was installed on such popular models as the third and sixth series, as well as the CX-7 crossover. There was a version of this diesel engine with power reduced to 125 hp under the R2BF index.
The 1.6-liter Mazda Y6 or 1.6 CiTD engine was produced from 2004 to 2015 in two versions: the first generation units with the Y406, Y601, Y642 and Y646 indices were equipped with a 16-valve cylinder head, and the second generation engines with the Y650, Y655, Y661 and Y6Y1 indices equipped with an 8-valve cylinder head.
The 1.8-liter Mazda S8-DPTS or Skyactiv-D 1.8 diesel engine was first introduced only in 2018 and is installed only on the latest generation of the Mazda 3 model, as well as the CX-3 and CX-30 crossovers. There is a diesel version under the S8-DPTR index, equipped with the i-ELOOP recovery system.
The Mazda S5-DPTS or Skyactiv-D 1.5-liter diesel engine was introduced at the 2014 auto show and has since been installed in the most compact Demio or Mazda 2 model, as well as the CX-3 crossover. There is a modification of this diesel engine with the i-ELOOP recovery system under the S5-DPTR index.
