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The Next-Generation Mazda MX-5
We have some new details for you on the new next-generation Mazda MX-5. This will be the last car – except for the new 5 – to carry the Nagare design language and it should hit dealers around 2012.
The current MX-5 has gained a bit of weight since its creation in 1989, but Mazda is putting the sports car on a diet. The company’s engineers are worried that the MX-5 is getting a tad too fat, so they will focus on reducing the car’s weight for the next-generation model.
Mazda has set a target weight of 2,200 pounds for the next MX-5. That is roughly 300 pounds off of the current car’s weight. The car will also drop the 2.0-liter motor in favor of a 1.6-liter and an optional 1.8-liter.
The standard gearbox will be a six-speed manual, but buyers who don’t want to use this car to it’s full potential can get a dual-clutch semi-automatic. We aren’t sure if a hardtop version will be available, but there will most likely be one. We can’t wait.
Mazda MX-5 Black & Matte Special Edition
Mazda has just rolled out the MX-5 Matte and Black Special Edition at the 21st annual Salon du Cabriolet, Coupé & SUV in Paris. Ostensibly to celebrate the Miata’s 20th birthday in France. Mazda just wanted to prove that its sportscar looks pretty darn good in the automotive equivalent of the little black dress.
The special edition car was designed in partnership with fashion designer Laure Kczekotowska. Other highlights in addition to the matte black paintwork are darkened windows, black rims and different accessories crafted by jewelers.
Matte Black has obscured some tires and tinted windows. Mazda MX5 Black Mate is powered by a 2.0-liter engine is mated to a gear automatic.
