4th gen ND Mazda MX-5 Miata

[fitcious]

now if only Fiat comes out with the Fiat 124 Abarth with this targa top....more power and better looks...drooooool

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by fitcious

now if only Fiat comes out with the Fiat 124 Abarth with this targa top....more power and better looks...drooooool

OHHHHHHHHHHH I never thought of that. And I bet they would do orange!!!!

[NyC Zn6]

extra 110 pound for hardtop ...nahh i'm good with soft top convertible.

[dtrop]

this is a gorgeous car, and the only time i have been interested in a miata from the Aesthetics point of view. If i had extra cash, i would pick one up for a few years.

[carczar87]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Ah, so close! I love that roof profile (though in my greedy opinion it could be even more fastback-esque) but I just can't get behind the buttresses. While I love the idea of rolling down the back window for proper airflow, I'd much rather have a normal, coupe shape with a curved back window. The car is shaped beautifully, but that rear design is a dealbreaker for me.


I'll just keep holding out for a true, fastback coupe.

I'd say this sums up my feelings exactly. They came SO CLOSE!!!! It seems to me they chose to keep the rear window/trunk assembly closer to that of the convertible, probably for cost reasons, but why didn't they just give us a nice sloping rear window!

Basically, with this design, you get the "fastback" look from the side, but from the rear, it just looks bizarre to me, not in keeping with the sexy fastback profile.

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

OHHHHHHHHHHH I never thought of that. And I bet they would do orange!!!!

I'd definitely buy that.

Originally Posted by carczar87

I'd say this sums up my feelings exactly. They came SO CLOSE!!!! It seems to me they chose to keep the rear window/trunk assembly closer to that of the convertible, probably for cost reasons, but why didn't they just give us a nice sloping rear window!

Basically, with this design, you get the "fastback" look from the side, but from the rear, it just looks bizarre to me, not in keeping with the sexy fastback profile.

Yup! We're on the same page.

[kch]

Originally Posted by fitcious

now if only Fiat comes out with the Fiat 124 Abarth with this targa top....more power and better looks...drooooool

if they ever make a 124 abarth targa, i'm totally selling my brz.

[DAEMANO]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

All i can say is Toyota & Subaru need to take notes and start making awesome looking cars like this! Mazda is on top of it's game lately, they just took a good looking car and made it even hotter!

IMO both 86s still trump this on design. The Miata side profile is okay (a bit tall), but the front is ridiculously trout-mouthed and the rear is an absolute joke from a design perspective.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

In the reveal video you can see roll bars behind the seats, not sure they are high enough or strong enough for real protection.

They are style bars, not roll bars. Hopefully Blackbird Fabworx can come up with SCCA-approved Roll bar for Miata RF.

[swarb]

Originally Posted by cdrazic93

if the miata looks THIS good, any RX9 is going to blow the lid off the car scene.

If we live that long to see it happen.
They aren't exactly fuel efficient. We have CAFE standards as do many other countries.
http://www.fuelly.com/car/mazda/rx-8

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Dark

They are style bars, not roll bars. Hopefully Blackbird Fabworx can come up with SCCA-approved Roll bar for Miata RF.

Fair enough, and not surprised frankly.

[rookie]

Just "meh" for me.

I loved s2k's with a hardtop though and if I would've gotten one, that's the route I would've gone.

[Turbo95eg6]

Would be pretty bummed for anyone who already bought a soft top version and now sees this...

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by swarb

If we live that long to see it happen.
They aren't exactly fuel efficient. We have CAFE standards as do many other countries.
http://www.fuelly.com/car/mazda/rx-8

I was reading an article about 2-3 months ago about Mazda giving a press release that the rotory isnt dead to them so I think we will see another RX. 2017 will be the rotor's 50th aniversary, so the 16X will probably have some major debut then.