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Originally Posted by pallen
Yuck. Never liked convertibles, that’s why I never considered a Miata or S2000. The new Miata with the retractable top is the first I would entertain, but still, seems like extra weight for nothing...
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Not a fan of convertibles either, but I don’t mind a targa top, which can still provide a fairly rigid coupe like experience.
The RF is cool but yeah, the complex folding roof mechanism adds extra weight and takes up storage space that a dedicated coupe could avoid. One of the eternal mysteries is why Mazda don’t pick the low hanging fruit and capitalise on their existing MX-5 by offering a fixed coupe version. The development cost would be minimal... they could literally use the existing RF shape, but just make it a permanent hardtop (I’d suggest an aluminium roof with a carbon fibre optional one) and save some weight. It would only expand the customer base. Not sure why they don’t...