New MX-5 Face-Lift
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New MX-5 Face-Lift
Looks like Mazda have done it again..
IMO stuffed up the look of their "other" sports car..
First the RX-8 now the MX-5...All I can say is Mazda what have you done!
IMO stuffed up the look of their "other" sports car..
First the RX-8 now the MX-5...All I can say is Mazda what have you done!
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BTW as far as I know the engine remains the same 2.0 Litre
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The MX-5 was perfect as it was. It had, IMO, a timeless design that they could have stretched for almost 10 years probably. The black mustache is stupid and the head lights on that car look similar to every other Japanese car. I don't know what's going on with the 3 horizontal air intakes just above the mustache but they don't fit the car at all. If the new one actually looks like this: FAIL.
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Yeah I have a fondness to the NB's liquid look. But some consider it a bit feminine. YMMV.
What's wrong with the current NC's front end? It looks fine as it is. Why meddle with something that's not broken?
What's wrong with the current NC's front end? It looks fine as it is. Why meddle with something that's not broken?
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I'm not big on the current design either. I like this better but once again, they've got that black thing up there like the new 8. Not sure what to make of that.
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I think it looks pretty good but then again, I think the current version looks far better than the last one. First and second generations looked to much like a woman's car, the current one has more testosterone is legitimately uni-sex now.
Miata needed to look more aggressive and they are clearly moving more and more in that direction and I applaud it. it's styling to fit it's aggressive driving characteristics. My wife has a 07 model and it is a sheer blast to drive and looks great.
Miata needed to look more aggressive and they are clearly moving more and more in that direction and I applaud it. it's styling to fit it's aggressive driving characteristics. My wife has a 07 model and it is a sheer blast to drive and looks great.
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sort of remind of of new lancers lol
like the bottom part offcourse not the headlights.
i don't really know why but that was the first thing it came to my mind
like the bottom part offcourse not the headlights.
i don't really know why but that was the first thing it came to my mind
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Don't like the look of the current one as much as the old style, expecially the MS version, but this looks nicer IMO then the current one, and if the MS has the performance it should, I'll love it even more. Ashame that the last MS version just didn't deliver enough power. If this is the new MS version, initial judgement of looks will fade away if it sports the 2.3 Disi engine and 250+hp and 250+ torque.
Would anyone here be giving the past EVO any credit if it had only 200hp, and ran mid/high 14s in the 1/4? Performance somehow makes a car look better in the eyes of many, so if Mazda makes this Miata the way they can and should, were gonna arguably have the best Miata ever.
Would anyone here be giving the past EVO any credit if it had only 200hp, and ran mid/high 14s in the 1/4? Performance somehow makes a car look better in the eyes of many, so if Mazda makes this Miata the way they can and should, were gonna arguably have the best Miata ever.
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I'm willing to put up some money and find the focus group that was put together to help lead the design team in this (both mx-5 and rx-8). That plastic bar just looks fugly, and having it on both cars now just screams corporate grill which is what kills most american cars in terms of looks. Delete that bar and ya might have a winner maybe....
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looks really good! (with the exception of the coin holders)