2020 Volume 37 Pages 27-32
CX-30 and Mazda3 were developed based on a common architecture as new generation vehicles. In the development for better ride comfort and vehicle dynamics, we set a target with aim to achieve a driver's stable head motion and "Jinba-ittai" performance based on the human-centered development philosophy. This target was achieved by newly-developed vehicle structural technology called Skyactiv-Vehicle Architecture. Following Mazda3, which was developed as a leading model equipped with this new technology, CX-30 was also developed with the adoption of the technology to realize the same characteristics in ride comfort and vehicle dynamics as those of Mazda3. We defined part of newly-developed technology that sustained Mazda3 characteristics as "fixed factor" technology, and rest of the technology that was changed from Mazda3 characteristics as "variable factor" technology. With a combination of these "fixed factor" and "variable factor" technology, we finally developed CX-30 in which a driver can feel same characteristics in ride comfort and vehicle dynamics as in Mazda3.
