2016 Mazda MX-5 Live Shots, Technical Details
Published: September 4th, 2014
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Mazda’s newest MX-5 appeared live at an event in California, and although Mazda was stingy with details, we managed to get a few.
As mentioned in an earlier post, the new car, dubbed ND, should weigh an incredible 2280 lbs. It will also be 154 inches in length, 4 inches shorter than the current car. The base wheels will be 16″ with 195/50 Yokohama Advans while the larger wheels will use 205/40/17 Bridgestone RE050’s, the same grippy, 140 treadwear rated tires as used on the Ford Fiesta ST. Rims will have 4 bolts, leading to speculation that they will be 4×100 and able to use old Miata rims.
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205/40-17? Are you sure? Cause no good rubber comes in that size. I guess the tire manufacturers will have to get busy.
Hmm, I love the styling. Maybe because it is a classy rebadge of the Pontiac Solstice/Opel GT/Saturn Sky and I like those. Classic and modern without any of that "WHY?" stuff of most moderns. Why copy a 10(?) year old out of production competitor though? Surely the excited guy in the mazda press release doesnt mid taking credit for the whole thing...