Mazda announced it would race a diesel-powered Mazda6 in the new GX class at the 2013 24 Hours of Daytona.
Never before has anyone raced a car with a diesel engine in the Grand-Am history.
The GX class was created ahead of the next season for the expressed purpose of promoting innovative pieces of engineering, such as the SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine that will power Mazda's Mazda6.
Sylvain Tremblay, Jonathan Bomartio, James Hinchcliffe and Marino Franchitti will share the wheel of the No. 70 entry at the twice-around-the-clock race.
Never before has anyone raced a car with a diesel engine in the Grand-Am history.
The GX class was created ahead of the next season for the expressed purpose of promoting innovative pieces of engineering, such as the SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine that will power Mazda's Mazda6.
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| Mazda's SKYACTIV-D (Photo: Grand-Am.com) |
Sylvain Tremblay, Jonathan Bomartio, James Hinchcliffe and Marino Franchitti will share the wheel of the No. 70 entry at the twice-around-the-clock race.