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Mazda has killed off the MX-5’s 181bhp 2.0-litre engine
As of January 2027, you’ll only get the 1.5-litre
The 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine in the nose of the Mazda MX-5 had already been dropped in Europe – because emissions regs – as far back as 2024. It continued in the UK because of “different derogation timings”. Now, that time is up.
Which means Mazda has to finally drop the four-cylinder from these sceptred isles too. Well, it will from January 2027, when the MX-5 will only be available with that 1.5-litre Skyactiv-G unit that offers about as much horsepower as a well-timed chuckle.
We jest, of course. Neither the MX-5 nor you, the enlightened MX-5 buyer, has ever really needed more than the 1.5’s 134bhp, because it’s in a car that weighs around a tonne. And anyway, that 134bhp available in 2027 marks a whopping 4bhp increase over the old car. Four extra horses! What will you do with all that additional power? Yep, use it on the A/C.
“While it’s a shame that changing legislation means we can no longer sell the 2.0-litre in the UK, the 1.5-litre engine remains at the heart of the MX-5,” said Mazda UK MD Jeremy Thomson. “The current generation MX-5 was originally developed around this engine.” Getting full 'didn't like you anyway' vibes, there.
As of January 2027, you’ll only get the 1.5-litre
The 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine in the nose of the Mazda MX-5 had already been dropped in Europe – because emissions regs – as far back as 2024. It continued in the UK because of “different derogation timings”. Now, that time is up.
Which means Mazda has to finally drop the four-cylinder from these sceptred isles too. Well, it will from January 2027, when the MX-5 will only be available with that 1.5-litre Skyactiv-G unit that offers about as much horsepower as a well-timed chuckle.
We jest, of course. Neither the MX-5 nor you, the enlightened MX-5 buyer, has ever really needed more than the 1.5’s 134bhp, because it’s in a car that weighs around a tonne. And anyway, that 134bhp available in 2027 marks a whopping 4bhp increase over the old car. Four extra horses! What will you do with all that additional power? Yep, use it on the A/C.
“While it’s a shame that changing legislation means we can no longer sell the 2.0-litre in the UK, the 1.5-litre engine remains at the heart of the MX-5,” said Mazda UK MD Jeremy Thomson. “The current generation MX-5 was originally developed around this engine.” Getting full 'didn't like you anyway' vibes, there.
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