The new family will be designed to replace and consolidate the four-cylinder Skyactiv-G and -X powertrains beginning in 2027 in Europe and the U.S., according to the presentation notes. That could mean we see the engines in new vehicles as early as the 2027 or 2028 model year.

Mazda continues to invest in internal combustion. The company has revealed that it's currently developing a new gas-powered four-cylinder engine that will introduce the latest Skyactiv technology. Called Skyactiv-Z, it will eventually replace the Skyactiv-X engines sold abroad as well as the Skyactiv-G engines that are sold in North America.

Back in May, Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda took part in a multi–pathway workshop, signaling their commitment to developing new engines for an automotive landscape focused on electrification and reaching carbon neutrality.

Even as electrification ramps up with each passing year, Mazda remains committed to improving efficiency in gas-burning engines.

Mazda has subtly announced that a new gas-powered engine is currently in development. Based on the Japanese car company’s latest financial report, the gas-powered Skyactiv-Z engine will be rolling out in 2027.

It will still continue development of internal-combustion engines, though, including both conventional piston engines and rotaries.

Z.Set to replace the Skyactiv-G and Skyactiv-X engines, the Skyactiv-Z aims to build on Mazda’s commitment to high efficiency and low emissions while enhancing performance.Mazda snuck the news out in the company’s latest financial report,

While much of the focus was on electrification, Mazda confirmed the development of a new Skyactiv-Z engine that is slated to be launched in 2027. The automaker didn’t say much about it, but the engine promises “more ideal combustion” as well as enhanced “environmental and driving performance.”

Mazda has announced a new ‘Skyactiv Z’ four-cylinder petrol engine family with a leaner combustion process – and it could appear first in the next-generation CX-5 family SUV.

German dealers, however, said that the all-new CX-5 will come in mild, full, and plug-in hybrid varieties and will come with a much longer body (up by around 110 mm). A global launch may happen before the end of 2025 with the 24-volt mild hybrid arriving first.

Mazda plans a new in-house hybrid system for the next-generation CX-5, left, in the 2025-27 timeframe, adding to the Toyota-sourced hybrid just launched in the CX-50, right. (MAZD