ND to be partially revealed at NYC show...

miatas76 · Postby **miatas76** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:21 pm

Read on....

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/mazda ... 78104.html

Rasputin · Postby **Rasputin** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 11:04 am

But... It looks the same...

lol.

Dan.

miatas76 · Postby **miatas76** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:11 pm

Rasputin wrote:But... It looks the same...

lol.

Dan.

Looks the same = Mazda's version of camouflage.... i think all they're going to reveal just the chassis and underpinnings....

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:43 pm

Interesting little aside that was missed in the Geneva Show comments from the Fiat CEO that he suggested Abarth would be a better fit for their version of the MX-5 than Alfa Romeo, which makes a bit more sense.

Aussie Stig · Postby **Aussie Stig** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:17 pm

Why not bring back the barchetta, a hell of a roadster?

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:58 am

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-c ... -confirmed

Aussie Stig · Postby **Aussie Stig** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:00 pm

16bit wrote:http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-mazda-mx-5-details-confirmed

Oh seriously, a rehashed photoshop image previously posted and a 1.5l n/a engine.

Get yr hand off it.

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:32 pm

Aussie Stig wrote:...and a 1.5l n/a engine.

Well.........the 1.8 is an option in Japan and Europe. And Honda's current naturally asiprated 1.5 direct injection isn't far behind that motor for power and torque. Put a Skyactiv spin with weight a bit less than the NC, could work for the Japanese or European markets.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:00 pm

[quote="16bit"]http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-mazda-mx-5-details-confirmed[/quote}

If it looks like that and has a 1.5 skyactiv at the right price I'll be one very happy Mazda salesperson. If there's a 2.0 skyactiv with flappy paddles I might even cop the FBT to have one as a company car. If there's a 2.5 with flappiness I'm defo in.

Aussie Stig · Postby **Aussie Stig** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:30 pm

yeah the mock up is vry pretty but I bet the actual car looks nothing like this.

A really revvy 2.5 sounds nice and would trump the 86 but that prob won't happen either.

Pokmx5 · Postby **Pokmx5** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:09 am

There is a full write up on carsales:

http://www.carsales.com.au/news/sports/ ... ebut-42434

aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:36 pm

Well as you probably know the chassis and engine were displayed today.

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/new- ... 36rlw.html

134kw, 6.5 sec 0-100 time.

J

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:12 am

134kW Sounds like a mild detune of the 2.5 or a significant upgrade of the 2.0. The 2.5 is heavier so probably isn't a "fit". And the 2.0 already has a 13:1 comp ratio. So I wonder where 20 more kW will come from? 1.5 with turbo?