Mazda MX-5 Speedster
Although the Mazda MX-5 was recently renovated, still giving what to speak of the future. This fourth generation arrived as a model smaller and lighter than the previous one. A few qualities are almost indispensable, and who have followed the Miata over the years. But it seems that the next generation of this model will go beyond. Thanks to the intensive use of the carbon fiber could be even lighter than the current.
So he confessed Nobuhiro Yamamoto, program manager of the MX-5, saying that “the size is correct, but in the future the lightweight materials will be very important and will be used in this car. Now the carbon fiber is very expensive, but we are developing carbon fiber more affordable, so the MX-5 will be lighter in the future.” In any case, the fifth generation of the Miata did not come about until the 2021.
Mazda MX-5 Speedster
Yamamoto also spoke of motors and expressed the need to make a engine size reduced that is exceptional. Currently, the Maxda MX-5 equipped with a 1.5 131 CV. “The weight of the vehicle will be lower, there will be an engine smaller tires and smaller. Is a lightweight sports“, said the manager on the next model. Therefore you could expect to reach a mechanics of three-cylinder.
Also talk about the prototypes that the japanese constructor revealed at the SEMA Show in las Vegas. Mazda MX-5 Spyder and Speedster shall not be brought into production, because they are not viable. Even so, he admits that show the vehicle in its most pure state. “An open car is very emotional and you should have a good feeling when driving it. But it is not feasible and is a car very difficult to do. It is a car dreamed of,” admitted Yamamoto.
Source – Coach
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