The Mazda MX-5 Thread

[FiestaST]

1st pics of the all new model...huge expectations for Mazda on this car

http://www.netcarshow.com/mazda/2016-mx-5/

 

[akescpt]

not much different...same basic design.

 

[satanboy]

Take the badge away and you will see it is very different. More masculine?

 

[FiestaST]

Take the badge away and you will see it is very different. More masculine?

Indeed & less we not forget the next Alfa Spider will be built in conjunction with Mazda & some MX-5 DNA...

 

[ToxicBunny]

Looks really good..

I'd be interested, depending on the price tag they attach to it.

 

[Brawler]

Looks like a mini jag

 

[genetic]

I've always loved the MX-5, and this one looks sexy indeed!

 

[Colin62]

not much different...same basic design.

Don't mess with success...

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Looks pretty good.

 

[Hamster]

Oooh, nice. Not a fan of soft tops though

Wonder what it'll go for. Competition for 86? R380k?

 

[Nerfherder]

Oooh, nice. Not a fan of soft tops though

Wonder what it'll go for. Competition for 86? R380k?

That would be a great price.

Hope the car lives up to its legacy.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Oooh, nice. Not a fan of soft tops though

Wonder what it'll go for. Competition for 86? R380k?

If it comes in at under R400k it will sell like hot cakes.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

If it comes in at under R400k it will sell like hot cakes.

The existing one is already touching 400k so I would guess that it's highly unlikely.

The MX-5 has become very expensive for what it offers IMO, the complete opposite of why it was so successful in the first place. The 86 has undoubtedly tempted many away from it...

Edit: a bit off in my estimate, the existing one is R366k. But inflation over the next two years (when the next model is due) will put the existing one at over R400k in any event.

 

[Hamster]

The existing one is already touching 400k so I would guess that it's highly unlikely.

The MX-5 has become very expensive for what it offers IMO, the complete opposite of why it was so successful in the first place. The 86 has undoubtedly tempted many away from it...

Maybe I'm too far away from my mid life crisis to appreciate a convertible but I would probably lean towards the 86 as opposed to the MX-5 just because the Toyota has a proper roof.

 

[genetic]

Maybe I'm too far away from my mid life crisis to appreciate a convertible but I would probably lean towards the 86 as opposed to the MX-5 just because the Toyota has a proper roof.

The MX5 is available in hardtop as well.

 

[Hamster]

The MX5 is available in hardtop as well.

Good to know

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsMain&vehicleCode=MXR

 

[c3n0byt3]

The current 2.0 Skyactiv is probably running detuned here in SA due to our fuel.
So not sure how they gonna bump up the performance and still sell it here.
It will also have to have a really fancy exhaust to clear the space in a FR configuration.

But why is the current one so expensive?
What does it offer above the 86?

 

[xrapidx]

Would buy if < 6s car.

 

[ponder]

Should be turbo or supercharged.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Should be turbo or supercharged.

Should be both...