There are people that still believe it will have more power? Ha. The famous creator wanted to downsize the engine with less power! I believe they were talking about a 1.3 turbocharged engine. The 2.0L was the biggest engine it's ever had or will have. Note that a 1.3L was throw around because they do not have a Skyactiv 1.5L, they only have the 1.3L Skyactiv used in the Mazda Demio(Mazda2 in the US). Which is also why the Mazda2 is still using the 1.5L MZR. Which is nothing like the bigger MZR, BTW. IMHO, they need to design a high output version of the 2.0L MZR for the US. But that is assuming they want to sell it to Americans. Hell, even if they made a 2.5L turbocharged version for the USDM, Americans would still want more power.
That said, I'm not impressed with the new body at all.
@Cerealk11er, a 1.8L version of the MZR
is available in Europe.
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Originally Posted by n2oinferno
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Converted to Imperial I get:
Wheelbase (in) 91.1" (change of -0.6")
Length (in) 154.1" (change of -3.17")
Width (in) 68.1" (change of +0.4")
Height (in) 48.6" (change of -0.8")
The NC:
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Originally Posted by Mazdausa
Wheelbase (in) 91.7
Length (in) 157.3
Width (in) 67.7
Height (in) 49.4
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But then those were just development targets. :/
While often thrown around 2200lb curb weight is a nice low number, it's overly optimistic and highly unlikely to be the final result. The current NC weighs ~2593lbs with a PRHT and 6 speed standard, ~2619lbs for the 6 speed automatic with PRHT. The 2500(actually 2480)lb curb weight you hear quoted all the time is for a base NC with soft top and the 5 speed. It's more likely that the ND with a 6spd and PRHT weighs ~2370lbs.
Obviously, I can't account for the difference a lower weight will have on the subjective "fun" factor. Therefore I won't try to.
Sources:
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...e=MX5&trim=MXR
and
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...ehicleCode=MX5