Europe, China and part of America are clear that the future of mobility lies in electrification, however, Although they were among the pioneers in this field, Japan not only seems to be behind in the field of battery electric vehicles compared to these other countries, but they even show a certain resistance to this apparently unique path for the mobility of the future.
Toyota, Mazda and Subaru continue to stand out for betting on alternatives different from those of the rest of the industry, each with its own recipe.but now they take that already fierce Japanese resistance to a new level, with the new announcement of a new unprecedented collaboration between these three famous Japanese manufacturers to continue developing new and more modern combustion engines.
Compatible with carbon neutral fuels
This news comes after Toyota, Mazda and Subaru recently announced during a “Multipathway Workshop” that they agreed to collaborate on future powertrains, although Each company will continue to focus on its own engines but with the same objective, reducing carbon dioxide emissions with more efficient engines with better performance, and that will also accept carbon-neutral fuels. The list includes biofuels, hydrogen and synthetic fuels or eFuel.
In this new development They also want to work on a better design of the cars, with more compact engines and batteries more integrated into the chassis, which will allow future models to be designed in a different way.for example with lower hoods and better aerodynamics, so that they are much more efficient and thus comply with future emissions regulations.
New four-cylinder, rotary and boxer hybrids
But as we said, the best of all is that Each manufacturer will face this mechanical challenge with its own well-known recipe. Toyota is already working on two new four-cylinder engines of 1.5 and 2.0 liters, Mazda will do so with electrical systems accompanied by one or two rotors, and Subaru will develop a new generation of its famous boxer engines that will work with a hybrid system as already anticipated with the Subaru Crosstrek prototype.
In the electrical part, which seems to be a fundamental element in this development, it is clear that Toyota is the most advanced student with its hybrid technology, so it will surely be in charge of sharing all its experience with the other two partners. What is clear is that None of the three manufacturers, neither Toyota, nor Subaru, nor Mazda, plan to banish the combustion engine in the short term.
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Specialized in the world of motors, competition and technology, Antonio Ramos Ochoa is an editor at Car and Driver. It is said that before getting out of the car he was already saying the name of the cars that he was seeing on the street. A few years later he is still talking about one of his passions here. A fan of Motorsport, cinema, video games and history, he even lets off steam from time to time behind the wheel of a kart or a simulator.
