Holy Mazda Secret!! Mx-5 Hard Top Vert To Be Unveiled At London Auto Show
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MMMmm
This is quite old news Zoom, its been talked about in the MX-5Club.com Forums 2 weeks after the latest NC Model came out in the UK earlier this year...
I think its ALL rumour..
Where is Mazda going to store it, there would be NO boot/trunk space....
What about the EXTRA 30 (55lbs) odd Kilo's in weight, what would happen to the perfect 50/50 weight distribution that the MX-5 now enjoys?
YES, as far as I know Mazda Japan did look at it initially and went No further for the reasons I mentioned....BUT, I could be wrong?...
I just think it would STUFF up a perfectly balanced roadster..
Go BUY the removable hardtop if the need is there...
I think its all talk by What car....
There is though a rumour that an independent car optioner in the UK was going to manufacture an after market bolt on....not made by Mazda...perhaps this is the scoop?
This is quite old news Zoom, its been talked about in the MX-5Club.com Forums 2 weeks after the latest NC Model came out in the UK earlier this year...
I think its ALL rumour..
Where is Mazda going to store it, there would be NO boot/trunk space....
What about the EXTRA 30 (55lbs) odd Kilo's in weight, what would happen to the perfect 50/50 weight distribution that the MX-5 now enjoys?
YES, as far as I know Mazda Japan did look at it initially and went No further for the reasons I mentioned....BUT, I could be wrong?...
I just think it would STUFF up a perfectly balanced roadster..
Go BUY the removable hardtop if the need is there...
I think its all talk by What car....
There is though a rumour that an independent car optioner in the UK was going to manufacture an after market bolt on....not made by Mazda...perhaps this is the scoop?
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^^^ those pics are of the NB MX-5 and are of fixed Coupe models, they were available with 3 different variations (nose jobs) and only Japan Domestic, no longer made of course.
NONE were CC Convertible hardtops..
NONE were CC Convertible hardtops..
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Originally Posted by ASH8
^^^ those pics are of the NB MX-5 and are of fixed Coupe models, they were available with 3 different variations (nose jobs) and only Japan Domestic, no longer made of course.
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Originally Posted by ASH8
I think its ALL rumour..
Where is Mazda going to store it, there would be NO boot/trunk space....
What about the EXTRA 30 (55lbs) odd Kilo's in weight, what would happen to the perfect 50/50 weight distribution that the MX-5 now enjoys?
Go BUY the removable hardtop if the need is there...
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I also think it's just a rumour that was taken too seriously by What Car, and repeating by some other smaller websites. The pictures of the red Tin Top MX5 illustrating the article is a photoshop made by a German guy. Can't find the original website anymore.
I don't know of any car manufacturer stupid enough to develop and market both a folded hardtop and softop on exactly the same model.
We'll see.
I don't know of any car manufacturer stupid enough to develop and market both a folded hardtop and softop on exactly the same model.
We'll see.
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