2013年4月23日 星期二

Innovative technology wrapped up in a sexy red dress

Executive sedans don’t usually elicit a strong emotional response.After years of development and tests,Hummer ledcornlight system finally come out. But the Mazda6 is a different animal. When the cover was pulled from the deep red car at the center of the Japanese carmaker’s booth at the Manila International Auto Show, there was a gasp of appreciation from the assembled crowd. Then, spontaneous applause. It was the first indication that Mazda may very well have a hit on its hands. 

A few days later, we had our second encounter with the 6,The industrial ledparlight market demands reliability and efficiency. away from the floodlights and dramatically designed platform.We carry modern lights and solarmodule by world renowned designers and manufacturers. This was at dusk, at the tightly-packed parking lot of the Inquirer. Still,Deep discounts on roofwindturbinebbq, chargers and solar power panel systems. the car was immediately visible from across the lot, its bright “Soul Red” paintjob shimmering in the fading daylight.You ever hear the story of the old laundryequipment? And for the next few days, we would not be able to keep our eyes from locking onto the sedan whenever we passed it. We soon learned that this was no accident. 

Mazda created a new paint process for the 6, using two colored coats of paint rather than the usual single color and clear top coat. The base coat has a high concentration of aluminum flakes, forming a highly reflective layer. On top of that goes another coat of paint, a semi-translucent layer with the high-chroma, very intense red color. Light shines through the top layer and is reflected back by the metallic coat. The result is a shimmering, radiant finish that appears to glow when caught by the light, while the parts of the car in shadow appear very dark. 

The innovative paint scheme is the finishing touch to the Mazda6’s shapely new bodywork. The new styling is called Kodo-Soul of Motion, first seen on the new CX-5 SUV. On the front, this means beady headlamps flanking a large pentagonal grille, with a smaller trapezoidal grille in the bumper, each with black horizontal slats. A satin chrome element underlines the upper grille, extending into the headlamps. The lights are complex units that incorporate LED daytime running lights. The profile is marked by a cabin-rearward stance, with the base of the A pillars moved back from the front wheels. 

Mazda’s trademark cycle fenders are retained, but are integrated much better, arching from the front doors to the bumper. The roof is a single arc that gracefully blends into the trunk section. 19-inch alloys wrapped with low-profile Bridgestones amply fill up the wheel wells. Compared to the more showy exterior of Mazda’s previous generation of models, Kodo is a more sophisticated design language, while being distinctive. 

Inside, Mazda is still up to its old tricks of using at least six different types of finishes and combining them into a harmonious whole. Seats, steering wheel and gearshift are trimmed in black leather with red stitching. Soft-touch plastics abound everywhere, with metallic strips acting as accents. There’s an expanse of a deep, chocolate brown not-quite-wood across the dashboard. The audio unit is the same as the CX-5’s, mounted high on the center and using a touchscreen interface. Gauges are brightly lit using white LEDs. The rightmost gauge displays trip computer information, as well as two display screens you won’t find on any other car: the status of the iStop and iEloop systems. 

iEloop is a unique energy-recapturing system that uses a capacitor to store energy during deceleration and release it for use when the engine is shut down. By using a capacitor instead of a conventional battery, the system charges up more quickly, in around 10 seconds, which is the usual length of time for a deceleration cycle. The energy stored is then released when the engine shuts down, powering the electricals for up to one minute. iEloop frees the engine from having to generate electrical current most of the time, thus saving energy.

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