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Old 02-09-2015, 05:05 PM   #579
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Originally Posted by themadscientist View Post
They have usually had hardtops available on the Miata so I would expect the ND will eventually have one. The NC had that sweet retractable hardtop, maybe the ND will too.
Honestly, a manual softtop is preferable to a retractable hardtop IMO. Hardtop convertibles usually look kind of odd and they don't help in terms of structural rigidity while adding cost and lots of weight. Perhaps I'm oversensitive because my MR2 Spyder chassis was kind of floppy.

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Originally Posted by babydriver View Post
This is a very nice looking convertible! I did some power to weight ratio calcs and the FR-S still comes out ahead slightly.
lol, it's not going to be the 155hp engine. The NC did not use a standard 2L MZR, and the ND will not use a standard Skyactiv 2L from a Mazda3. Mazda even made a comment about the false speculation about 155hp. It's gonna be faster than an FRS, period.
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