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Originally Posted by tahdizzle
Still all speculation.
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Below are quotes from Mazda:
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"Front-midship engine rear-wheel-drive configuration achieves an ideal 50:50 front-rear weight distribution."
"The engine is located closer to the vehicle’s center, the hood, trunk lid, front fender and front and rear bumper reinforcements are made of aluminum, and the weight of the soft top is reduced. These combine to realize a lower yaw inertial moment and a lower center of gravity."
"New lightweight, yet highly rigid, suspension fully leverages the know-how of SKYACTIV Technology, with a double-wishbone suspension in the front and multilink suspension in the rear."
And to dredge up the "ND vs 86" comparison, in Motortrend's 2013 vs the Miata was a hair better than the FR-S in terms of acceleration, lateral g's, quarter mile, and braking. You could blame the Primacy, but those Potenza's can be upgraded as well...
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...son/specs.html