2017 Mazda MX-5 RF

Mazda has started production of its MX-5 RF retractable hardtop at its Ujina Plant, near its global headquarters in Hiroshima.

Production began on October 4 2016 with models bound for the European and North American markets, where sales will start early 2017.

While South Africa is scheduled to receieve the first units of the new roadster during the first half of 2017, the MX-5 RF will go on sale later this year in Japan.

http://www.wheels24.co.za/NewModels...ardtop-mx-5-rf-heads-into-production-20161006

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Mazda MX-5 RF prices and specs revealed

Mazda has released pricing and spec info for its folding hard-top MX-5 RF; it starts from £22,195 and goes on sale on 4 March 2017

The Mazda MX-5 RF folding hard-top will go on sale on 4 March 2017, with prices starting at £22,195 for the 1.5-litre, SE-L Nav spec car.

The range will be topped by the Launch Edition, which will cost £28,995, and includes a raft of extra equipment including a two-tone roof, BBS alloys and black exterior trim. Production for this edition will be limited to 500 units.

Once the 500 Launch Edition MX-5s have been sold, the £27,095 2.0-litre Sport Nav Auto will top the range. A like-for-like MX-5 RF is £2000 more expensive than the standard soft-top, although the range-topping RF is offered with an automatic gearbox, which is unavailable on the standard car. The automatic ‘box is only available on the Sport Nav, rather than lower-spec RFs, though.

Also exclusive to the RF is an electric mechanism for opening and closing the roof – the standard soft-top opens and closes manually.

The previous-generation folding hard-top MX-5 accounted for around 80% of UK sales, with drivers opting for the refinement and extra insulation it offered over the standard car’s cloth roof. The same sales split is expected this time round.

First examples of the standard MX-5 RF will reach dealers in May, in 1.5-litre SE-L Nav and Sport Nav trim levels. The rest of the RF line-up will appear after this.

The RF went into production on 5 October, and was first revealed at the New York motor show earlier this year.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mazda-mx-5-rf-prices-and-specs-revealed
 
That looks horribly inefficient for a car that doesn't actually open up completely.

Surely a sliding roof solution would have been much cheaper and more effective?
 
SauRoNZA said:
That looks horribly inefficient for a car that doesn't actually open up completely.

Surely a sliding roof solution would have been much cheaper and more effective?
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But would it look cooler?
 
SauRoNZA said:
Shouldn't really look any different but would cost a hell of a less lot less and probably be more reliable.
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Im talking about while it's retracting. Its a darn spectacle that thing! I would open or close it at every traffic light, it's like a mini concert performance.
 
Lol.

Partly why I've always liked hard top convertibles or roadsters.

That and the fact they are less noisy inside.

In this case it just seems a little silly why they didn't make a fully convertible version with a hard top from the start.
 
Wait what happens if you put your hands in there!!
 
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