As i posted some tiem ago Mazda will be unveiling the new Hard Top convertible MX-5 Miata at teh British Motor Show. today the first publicity pics are out





the top folds down in th espace before the trunk just as with the cloth without taking away any trunk space

the pics came from this article
http://www.fullboost.com.au/news.php...lBOOST%20news#

but there are more article here
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../60619013/1024

http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html...icle&sid=35478

 

Yea, it looks poretty good, and is supposed to only add 75 pounds to the weight.

 

my wife wants to trade in the 02 s2k for that . im not sure if i want to just yet. i still beg her to wait for MS version to come out. but you know how ladies are, they want it now . so im hoping i can hold out a little longer .

 

I think both the hardtop s2k and mx-5's look very nice!

 

glad you do not know her in rl . because that statment alone will make think she is right about getting hard top mx5 and skip out on the MS version

 

Easy fix...

Wait for the mazdaspeed version....
And get this as well..

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...n&key=MIAE1066

 

i say swap a 13B-RE from a cosmo or even better... a 20B... awhhh omg... noice...

 

Im lovin it. looks good and not much weight increase. Sounds good to me.

 

That thing is HOT.

 

bastards dropping the link dont use their site- skip it and read autoweek or autoblog

 

Very nice. This is the only way I'd buy a convertable. Now if it only had a little more room...

 

wonder if the car is any more rigid with it. That and do you still need a roll cage for autoX?

 

Closed design looks the same as the removable hardtop version.

I wonder how Mazda have adjusted or compensated for the extra 30 odd kilos of weight with the 50/50 weight distribution feature of the standard MX-5.

Considering the design team went to painstaking measures to reduce the weight of every component used in the NC MX-5.

How does this extra weight effect the MX-5's performance and handling.

 

dam that looks good. On some angles, it looks like a cross of the FD and the RX8.

 

Ok I agree that thing looks sweeeeeet... from some angles looks like a TVR which look awsome!

 

Is that stormy blue mica?

 

Bleh...

The rear of the top looks to vertical. And now the car looks too long (with the top up). Can't cure the ghastly front.

In summary, I still don't like it .

 

looks very nice, little fd look in the doors. i like it.

 

looks really nice!! i actually think miatas arent that bad anymore.... LOL

 

yeah but mazdas is retractable and the frist for the mx-5 mita line yes? It looks great no i might consider this some day if its rummy.

 

It does look pretty slick.

Now just fix the front end and the overall bar of soap look and i'm in.

 

they NEED to bring that color over for the RX-8.... so hawt....

 

Will be for your MY 2007.

 

"WHEELS" July issue has just confirmed more details on the MX-5 Coupe....

The electric retractable roof weights only 30KG or about 65 pounds.

Its not made of metal but a carbon fibre-reinforced plastic composite.

There is NO loss of boot space as the folding top stores in exact cavity as the existing manual cloth roof.

Wheels quote "From open to close, and visa versa, the roof is said to take 20 seconds."

There will be no additional exterior badging here.

EXTRA insert by WHEELS.

NO Blow
There have been rumours on a turbo MX-5, but , project manager Takeo Kijima told Wheels recently it's just not on.

 

lol @ MX-5 with turbo... MPS mX-5 with turbo yeah.. but lol @ regular MX-5 with turbo. lawlz