Mazda Adding Hybrid, CNG and Diesel Versions of the 3 at the Tokyo Show

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will show the latest evolutions of its Skyactiv engine at the Tokyo Motor Show on November 20.

The Skyactiv will get a compressed natural gas, hybrid and diesel version at the show, and all of the engines will be shown in the Mazda 3Mazda Mazda 3 Gen.3Japan, 2013 > present56 versions
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. The hybrid will be limited to the Japanese market for now, and the CNG and diesel versions will be offered in Europe.

The hybrid combines an electric motor with a 2.0-liter Skyactiv to give better performance and improved fuel economy.

The CNG-fueled Skyactiv version will run on both gasoline and CNG and give a 20% reduction in emissions.

The Mazda 3 accounts for 30% of Mazda’s global sales, and it plans to boost that even further with the new engine options.

The Mazda 3 Skyactiv-D 2.2 diesel will be revealed and go on sale in January 2014.

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ASV-5, which comes with an in-car autonomous sensor to communicate with Japanese streetcars that will is meant to prevent collisions and make driving smoother between cars and streetcars.

Mazda will hold its Tokyo Motor Show press conference on November 20.