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City car developed by Mazda
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James Muir – Mazda`s boss for Europe, has unveiled that the carmaker`s working on a brand new city auto — which will be revealed at the Paris Motor Show 2008 — and is considering an SUV model based on the architecture of MX-5.
"I do see SUVs getting smaller and being more car-like in their behavior" Muir said to the Just-Auto.com. "Maybe we can look at rear-wheel-drive platform sharing and we have a rear-wheel drive platform with the MX-5. That's an opportunity for us to look at how we might develop a lighter-weight product".
"We have done a lot of work on the technology side with high tensile steel, which is much more lightweight. We are also looking at lighter weight power trains and there is a lot of scope there particularly with diesel powertrains to see how we can create lighter engine blocks using different alloys and metals" he added.
Muir affirmed: "I'm interested in vehicles that deal with the restrictions that have been placed on urban drivers, parking, parking footprints and taxation on CO2 emissions. I can't tell you what it is but we are taking a project that I have initiated to the motor show in Paris next year. That will be our response to this trend".
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