Twins vs 2016 Miata (ND body style) will be revealed in 15 minutes
 

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oops, I've just noticed this is a repost..

here's a link to the original thread
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73439

I like the front, but I wouldn't buy one. Not that I know the specs yet, but still. Now a mazdaspeed coupe MX-5...

The car is gorgeous. Easily the best looking MX-5 to date for me and Autoblog is reporting that the car should come in around 2200lbs.. Can't wait!

Am I the only one pissed about the stupid antenna? It's a sticking point with the twins for a lot and it's almost 2015; we can do away with the damn long ugly sticks hanging off of sleek cool cars already. Sheesh.

I don't notice antennas at all, on our cars, or any other model.

I didn't think it was a huge deal until I saw a BRZ with a sharkfin. What a difference it makes.

If Mazda had an equivalent to the GT86, something like MX-5 Coupé MPS, Mazda without doubt, even though I like boxer engines.

4 lug wheels and solid rear discs with 195/50/R16 tires, seems like the output of the engine could be similar to the old car.

Most sedans (my 2012 Corolla for example) have it integrated into the rear windshield. Why not my FR-S Toyota!? Also I miss my side view mirror defrosters.

Here's the real launch unlike the BS livestream one from last night (goto 18:28)

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I see F Type in the rear 3/4 and trunk/bumper, BRZ in the front head on angle, E85 Z4 in the sills and rear arches, S2000 in the front 3/4 view where the windshield is...

While researching the Twins prior to deciding to buy I found a very interesting statement. Thought it was an odd thing to say at the time but it did stick in my mind and makes more sense now.
Don't remember exactly which one of the 100 or so sites, blogs and owner comments pages I read that it was on but it went something like this:
"the target demographic for these cars is well know to show great passion for a new vehicle at first but can be easily distracted by the next shiny thing too come out. It is expected that these cars will be able to be bought used very cheaply in 3 or 4 years when something new comes along"

So far we have seen a reasonably large exodus from Twins ownership when the 15 WRX came out (at least one possibly two people in the few profiles above on this thread alone) and I suspect a bunch more will head over to the new Miata.

This is in absolutely no way a criticism of anybody's' choice (both the WRX and the Miata were on my own short list when I was shopping) but I did find it very interesting that the person that made that comment was so incredibly insightful and called it so well!

The car looks great, but I'm going to assume that at least for the usdm market that a few pounds will be added to the supposed ~2200 lbs curb weight because of safety standards.

I'm also curious what they're going to do with the engine seeing that the petrol skyactiv engines appear to be boost unfriendly. I would hope that Mazda would already conclude by now that there will be a strong aftermarket following for the ND Miata and companies like Flyin Miata and Jackson Racing would jump on the opportunity to make FI kits for the next gen and maybe tinker with the engine with these things in mind.