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The MX-5 is a great car, but actually not a huge money maker for a manufacturer.
Mazda spend a lot of time and money engineering the car, and development cost is high for a car that sells limited number worldwide.
"Sport Car" in general don't sell a lot especially at this price point, Mazda makes much more money selling Crossover SUV than the MX-5.
The reason they keep doing it after so long is because it is an image of Mazda with a loyal following.
If you look at other manufacturer, most have "given up" on such a sport car at entry level price.
Toyota no longer makes the MR-S, No more Pontiac Solstice, etc.
The only sport car really left seems to be the higher premium product such as the Boxster, Cayman, Jaguar F-Type, etc.
In terms of the ND, it is good but also a difficult car to work with.
We had loads of problem racing them in the first year, and a lot of the issue been slowly ironed out now.
So 2017 should be a better year of racing for the ND.
Jerrick
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