Miata for 2012
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Miata for 2012
Now that ChrisM's a mod, you may want to hurry to get in before the lock.
Mazda’s design boss has told Autocar that the company is planning a radical rethink of the MX-5.
“The next MX-5 needs to be a big step,” Laurens Van den Acker said. “The last one was too conservative and we can’t do another car like that. We need to make it more dramatic and give it some *****.”
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...a-MX-5/234584/
Of course, I'm hoping that one option might be some kind of Kabura RX-5 coupe with a 16x but time will tell.
Mazda’s design boss has told Autocar that the company is planning a radical rethink of the MX-5.
“The next MX-5 needs to be a big step,” Laurens Van den Acker said. “The last one was too conservative and we can’t do another car like that. We need to make it more dramatic and give it some *****.”
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...a-MX-5/234584/
Of course, I'm hoping that one option might be some kind of Kabura RX-5 coupe with a 16x but time will tell.
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Annoying that they're talking about the next MX5. A little more focus on the next RX would be comforting especially since it is supposed to be out the year before the next MX-5. I can't remember the last snippet from anyone in Mazda about it.
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Presupposing things stay on track and all the approvals are granted on schedule, the FE RX-7 is likely to appear publicly before the NC Miata. However the FE program is quite fluid, and in addition to no final 'go' yet being given, the car is still 'under study' for North America. Odds are it will get an OK for North America if the program is approved - assuming the US importer will be able to move the metal at the rate Hiroshima wants, that is.
In any event, some interesting times (and product) lie ahead.
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In any event, some interesting times (and product) lie ahead.
bwob
BTW, for those who don't know him, this bwob guy is Bob Hall, the so-called Father of the Miata, who has been a great resources and especially entertaining poster over the years at Miata.net
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not gonna close it.....i know the car could use allot more power.....but with a ton more it might become scary to drive.....then its only good for a select few
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old news...
The inhouse Mazda guys have been lobbying for a much more radical NC and ND for a long time, but the US dealers keep saying they wouldn't be able to sell it.
The inhouse Mazda guys have been lobbying for a much more radical NC and ND for a long time, but the US dealers keep saying they wouldn't be able to sell it.
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I hope they keep the weight down above anything else. The light weight feel makes it fun to drive, not the power. The NA is waaaaay more fun to drive than the newer ones...
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Oh yeah. If Mazda produces a Miata coupe they have at least one guaranteed sale from me.
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Had they actually built this (I took these pics at SEMA on 2003), I would have bought it instead of my RX-8.
There probably won't be another RX-8. There definitely won't be another RX-7 or anything like it.
The MX-5 is Mazda's sports car. The '8 is just a weird tick in their product line.
And with each passing year, it gets closer and closer to the axe.
There probably won't be another RX-8. There definitely won't be another RX-7 or anything like it.
The MX-5 is Mazda's sports car. The '8 is just a weird tick in their product line.
And with each passing year, it gets closer and closer to the axe.
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^^ why do you always have to rain on our parade???
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Well Jeff weren't you a Miata guru before you became an RX-8 guru? I mentioned your name to one of the mechanics at my dealership and he knew you from your Miata days when you were in the DC area.
I doubt I would ever buy a Miata, coupe or not. If I was going to buy a piston engine coupe it wouldn't be a Miata heh. I don't like how they look for starters, but the car has just never appealed to me for a bunch of reasons. I hope you are wrong about the RX line Jeff. I hope Mazda does find a market for a 2-seater, 2-door, rotary engine, factory turbo car in the future. If not then I will just have my fun with the RX-8 until the fun is squeezed out of all the rotors.
I am somewhat convinced though that rotaries are addictive. It probably isn't healthy.
I doubt I would ever buy a Miata, coupe or not. If I was going to buy a piston engine coupe it wouldn't be a Miata heh. I don't like how they look for starters, but the car has just never appealed to me for a bunch of reasons. I hope you are wrong about the RX line Jeff. I hope Mazda does find a market for a 2-seater, 2-door, rotary engine, factory turbo car in the future. If not then I will just have my fun with the RX-8 until the fun is squeezed out of all the rotors.
I am somewhat convinced though that rotaries are addictive. It probably isn't healthy.
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The rotary engine is the core of Mazda DNA. The true Mazda sports car will always be a rotary; they have been building them since the 1960s through hell and high water. If anything, the MX-5 is a weird tick in their product line, though a very successful one.
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I doubt theyll use the name rx7.
I bet this kill the rotary for at least a couple years after the rx8 run is over.
My guess would be they would call it the rx10. The rx9 was a bulky sedan built in the 70's I believe. Wouldnt make much sense to call it an rx9.
I bet this kill the rotary for at least a couple years after the rx8 run is over.
My guess would be they would call it the rx10. The rx9 was a bulky sedan built in the 70's I believe. Wouldnt make much sense to call it an rx9.
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Doesn't matter much what they call it. If it's a two-seat coupe with a rotary engine, it will be the new RX-7 for all intents and purposes. I expect it to be NA though, I doubt they will put a turbo in the 16x, at least not for the first generation.
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Do you think theyll deviate from the 4 seater platform. Im sure itll be a 2 door but for marketing purposes, I wouldnt be surprised if they kept it a 4 seater and left the MX5 as Mazdas sports car.
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The MX-5 is Mazda's *low-cost* sports car, which is a big reason for its popularity. The RX car will be the flagship sports car.