Carbon muncher! 375kW Mazda Vision X-Coupe combines electric tech, synthetic fuel and the ability to capture CO2 emissions
Mazda has proven how exciting its big transition to a range of electrified powertrains could be with the reveal of the stylish Mazda Vision-X at the Tokyo motor show.
A fast four-door coupe that comes with turbocharged rotary power, it’s been created to spearhead Mazda’s “Joy of Driving Fuels a Sustainable Tomorrow” synthetic fuel program.
The new Mazda Vision-X comes with a single-motor plug-in hybrid system that offers a combined 375kW power output and blends that figure with an all-electric range of 160km and a total range of 800km with a full tank of fuel.
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Speaking of which, instead of drinking petrol, the Mazda runs a new carbon-neutral combustible liquid made from microalgae using techniques developed by Mazda.
The Japanese car-maker has also worked to slash emissions with the Vision-X by including its latest “Mazda Mobile Carbon Capture” tech onboard that is claimed to absorb carbon dioxide gases when the rotary starts spinning.
Incredibly, Mazda says its new tech is so effective, the more you drive the more you reduce atmospheric CO2, with the hardware capturing global warming emissions that exceed what the engine produces.
Measuring an imposing 5050mm long and 1995mm wide, the new Vision X-Coupe is as big as the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door (5054mm long, 1953mm wide.)
Evolving the design language used for current Mazda models like the Mazda3, the new Vision-X is claimed to be a true four-seater but features a traditional driver-centric dash, with dials that mimic old school analogue instruments.
Across the dash is a full-width digital display and a deep-dish steering wheel that looks inspired by classic rotary Mazda cars of the past, including the RX-3.
While not the first car to revive the rotary (the MX-30 hybrid uses an 800cc e-Skyactiv-R rotary engine), the new Vision-X employs the beloved engine in a performance application.
That mirrors both the 2023 Iconic SP and the wilder decade-old 2015 RX-Vision coupe that hinted Mazda was plotting a quad-rotor Porsche Cayman rival in a similar vein to the old RX-7.
Mazda provided no details at the Tokyo motor show on whether this time it was prepared to put the fast Vision-X into production, nor whether it has plans to roll out mass production of its new microalgae-based fuels.
