National Car Company, the sole agent for Mazda vehicles in Qatar, has introduced the new 2017 range of Mazda 3 sedan and hatchback models with additional vehicle dynamics and safety delivered by a combination of Skyactiv technology and the advanced G-Vectoring Control (GVC) system developed by Mazda.
The “well-rounded” Mazda 3 sedan is ready with upgrades for 2017, which include “refined exterior styling, new interior add-ons, updated active-safety features and the addition of Mazda’s G-Vectoring Control system for improved steering response”, according to a statement.
The reshaped grille and headlights present a “far more aggressive face to the world”, and LED headlights are newly available on higher-trim models. A new rear bumper appears crisper than before.
“Mazda aims to offer vehicles that provide driving pleasure and enrich the lives of their owners. It has achieved this through the pursuit of Jinba-Ittai, a feeling of unity between driver and vehicle. Whether turning, braking or simply cruising, the driver controls the vehicle as naturally and easily as if it were an extension of his or her own body,” the statement noted.
Skyactiv-Vehicle Dynamics technologies provide integrated control of the engine, transmission, chassis and body to enhance the vehicle’s Jinba-Ittai feel.
Enhancing chassis performance using the engine Mazda has always pursued smooth transitions between G-forces when braking, turning and accelerating, because it considers this an essential element of Jinba-Ittai. “This results in what we refer to as a unified dynamic performance feel. In combination with consistent feedback and response in the operation of the brakes, steering wheel and accelerator, it enables the driver to control the vehicle easily and precisely,”  the statement added.
The first technology in the Skyactiv-Vehicle Dynamics series, GVC “further advances the unified feel that has always defined the dynamic performance of Mazda vehicles”. Its development was based on the revolutionary idea of using the engine to enhance chassis performance, allied to Mazda’s human-centred development philosophy that focuses not only on mechanical efficiency but posits how a vehicle should be in consideration of human
characteristics.
By adopting GVC, Mazda vehicles will exhibit even smoother transitions between G-forces in all driving scenarios.
The 2017 Mazda 3 models are now on display at the showroom located in Fereej Al Nasr, which is open seven days a week from 9am to 9pm, except on Fridays when it is open during the evening hours.
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