Next Mazda MX-5 will be smaller and lighter
Friday, November 6th, 2009
A smaller and lighter Mazda MX-5 – that’s what the next model will be like. According to Mazda insiders, this is an attempt to replicate the spirit of the original launched 20 years ago. Mazda’s R&D team is working on making the new car as light and compact as the first MX-5.
The current car was deemed to be too heavy. With a 2.0-litre engine, its kerb weight is 1098kg, compared with the original’s 970kg. The target is 1,000kg. This change would give the new car a figure similar to that of the recent 980kg MX-5 Superlight concept, which was the first of a series of design studies that will indicate the direction Mazda will take with the new car. Continued after the jump!
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