New MX-5 by 20012 ??

mazdad · Post by **mazdad** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:22 pm

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoe ... ealed.html

WRW · Post by **WRW** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:43 pm

How on earth are they going to make it smaller?

mazdad · Post by **mazdad** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:57 pm

Nina - well as they say, it's going to be a MX-2 as opposed to a -5 but your points taken

Fletch · Post by **Fletch** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:58 pm

I'm pretty sure they'll have brought out a new one before eighteen thousand years have passed?

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:40 pm

Fletch wrote:I'm pretty sure they'll have brought out a new one before eighteen thousand years have passed?

Hahahaha

mazdad · Post by **mazdad** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:17 pm

Bugger

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:22 pm

Compared to a NC it probably would be considered smaller,More like NA size?! 1.6 turbo,YEE HAA !! ,retro fit !
I recon they should just let the current model die and replace it with this.
Like all makes and model next generation car's always grow beyond what they started as.
There's my 2 cents worth, I like it

mazdad · Post by **mazdad** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:26 pm

Agreed Brownie, just call it a Mk2.6 and get it out there now, especially that 1.6 turbo with 160bhp

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:13 pm

if they make them any smaller they will have to come with a weight watchers voucher as part of the deal!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:59 pm

cant be as small as a copen and definately looks better

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:06 am

sprsta wrote:cant be as small as a copen and definately looks better

OR the Suzuki (which is quite collectable now)
Cheers Stevo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Cappuccino

mazdad · Post by **mazdad** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:23 am

Oooh but it certainly can . . . .

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/top-g ... 1040092307

Eric

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:03 pm

Looks abit like the front of an RX8 & the back of an NC-MX5????

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:55 am

Perhaps the next MX5 will be bigger to suit the American market leaving the MX2 to replace the original (NA) MX5. If fitted with the 2.5 litre SP25 motor which has 21% more torque than the 2.0 litre MX5 it would suit auto trans down to the ground. Incidently NZ Autocar road tests have the SP25 marginally quicker to 100kph than the 2.0 litre MX5 despite being 172kg heavier.

dynofiend · Post by **dynofiend** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:46 pm

Mazda have done a frankly amazing job keeping the MX5 as light as its current generation is given all the extra safety features it now has to carry, and the subsequent component upgrades required to support those features. Not to mention that there is probably alot more money in the psuedo luxury 2 seater market than in the stripped bare lightweight roadster market.

Any changes that Mazda make to the MX5, they will need a 'base car' which can either be marketed with no options as a lightweight no frills version, and also fully loaded as a more luxury oriented roadster. Not an easy task!

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:02 pm

According to the September issue of NZ Autocar an MX-5 concept will be shown at the Frankfurt show. The text reads: "This is the lightweight MX-5 concept from Mazda that will be seen at the Frankfurt show. Said to display the design direction for the next-generation model, it was penned at Mazda's European design studio and will be the first of several MX-5 concepts. It focuses on minimalist design, superior driving dynamics and low CO2 emissions". Looks to me like my NC with the windscreen removed and different head rests!!

Neal.

New MX-5 by 20012 ??

New MX-5 by 20012 ??

Can't get any smaller . . .

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