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Originally Posted by serialk11r
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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Quoting the earlier cited article from Road & Track:
"The MX-5's thousand-kilo (2205 lb) mass allows it to be slightly quicker than the first-generation car, but we'll have to wait to drive the 2.0-liter, with its 155 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque, to see how it stacks up when confronted with an American on-ramp and a highly motivated Yukon XL driver in the other lane." (Jan. 30, 2015).
So you have better information than R&T has? Perhaps you will link to your source?
I really don't give a damn if it is faster or slower than an FR-S. I was merely pointing out that the PTW ratios (based on available specs) favor the FR-S. If and when the information is updated from Mazda those numbers may change. In the end, it will be the gear ratios and differential that determine if the car has better acceleration.