Mazda MX-5 Update

[teatako]

sauce: km77.com. as you can see

without seeing the back end, that front kinda looks a bit agressive, doesn´t it? i understand their wanting to tie their awesome concept cars to production models but it looks like a carved soap bar now. i liked the unmolested soap bar look. if it were a mazdaspeed 240hp monster, perhaps, but...what do you think? discuss.

[Ferrer]

I prefer the old front bumper.

By the way that pictures is a tad too wide...

[teatako]

corrected. i forgot about the attachment part.

[Dino Scuderia]

Not too bad. Far better than the upcoming hideous looking 6.

[digitalcraft]

I think I like the previous also, but there are many uglier cars in the world.

[digitalcraft]

Not too bad. Far better than the upcoming hideous looking 6.

Don't even get me started. D:



If I wanted a fscking honda or a lexus I'd by a fskcing honda or lexus instead! Oh look what you've done.

[scottie300z]

well, I for one like it

[Quiggs]

I'd probably hit it.

[MidNiteRide89]

well, I for one like it

+1

The old front end was the only part I thought looked out of place on the car.

[LeonOfTheDead]

it's just a photoshoped image right now, but I could like it in the real world.
this design works a little better with the MX-5 than with the updated RX-8

[Dino Scuderia]

I don't know what direction Mazda designs will go in now that the main designer has left. He had a damn good era.

[Jack_Bauer]

The front looks a little more aggressive and dynamic than the previous iteration's. It resembles the Honda S2000 a little in my opinion, which is no bad thing in my eyes.

[clutch-monkey]

looks like a fish.. grille is much too big now imo

[092326001]

i don't like it, it's just like what they did to the RX-8, they gave it a buck teeth look with that bumper

there's nothing wrong with the upcoming 6...

[f6fhellcat13]

much better.

[Roentgen]

it looks very nice actually...

[charged]

I'LL take 2 , Im starting to really like the MX5, you can keep your Corvette and GTR much prefer on eof these things

[Canam fan]

Can't they just make it look like an old spitfire, MGB or triumph TR 6?

[LeonOfTheDead]

Can't they just make it look like an old spitfire, MGB or triumph TR 6?

...and why the MX-5 should be similar to those cars since it has/had it's own personality?

[Ferrer]

...and why the MX-5 should be similar to those cars since it has/had it's own personality?
The MX-5 never had its own personality really. It was a blatant rip-off of the traditional british sportscar. They even recorded the sound of an MGB gearbox to reproduce it in the Mazda, apparently.

But yes, making it look like them would be very wrong. The Micra "Mk 2" (http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/04/0407_mitsuoka_motors/image/6.jpg) is enough I guess.

[charged]

The MX-5 never had its own personality really. It was a blatant rip-off of the traditional british sportscar. They even recorded the sound of an MGB gearbox to reproduce it in the Mazda, apparently.

But yes, making it look like them would be very wrong. The Micra "Mk 2" (http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/04/0407_mitsuoka_motors/image/6.jpg) is enough I guess.

Ferrer have you ever driven one ?, would have to be one of the best seat of the pants driving experiences I have ever had, tactile steering , fantastic turn in and very controllable oversteer can be induced .... needs a clutch kick to get the rear out though, Please explain this mythical personality you quoting about....:confused: Ive driven original MGBs.... very very average, not great dynamically either. never driven a Elan.

[Ferrer]

Ferrer have you ever driven one ?, would have to be one of the best seat of the pants driving experiences I have ever had, tactile steering , fantastic turn in and very controllable oversteer can be induced .... needs a clutch kick to get the rear out though, Please explain this mythical personality you quoting about....:confused: Ive driven original MGBs.... very very average, not great dynamically either. never driven a Elan.
I love the car don't get me wrong.

But the MX-5 was designed originally to recreate the experience of the traditional british sportscar. With modern technology and usual japanese efficiency, no doubt about it.

[LeonOfTheDead]

I love the car don't get me wrong.

But the MX-5 was designed originally to recreate the experience of the traditional british sportscar. With modern technology and usual japanese efficiency, no doubt about it.

I was originally talking about it look, the technical part of the car is obviously based on the "standard british small roadster" rule.

[teatako]

Ferrer have you ever driven one ?, would have to be one of the best seat of the pants driving experiences I have ever had, tactile steering , fantastic turn in and very controllable oversteer can be induced .... needs a clutch kick to get the rear out though, Please explain this mythical personality you quoting about....:confused: Ive driven original MGBs.... very very average, not great dynamically either. never driven a Elan.

I took an Mk3 for a test drive expecting a nirvana moment and I feel the hugely wide 17´s they put on it kill the car,they make it have way too much grip and its pretty difficult to get the tail out. the smart roadster has half the power and you can get hugely satisfying oversteer at any u-turn. So I´ve heard obviously, I never did that :p .

[digitalcraft]

There's nothing 'wrong' with the new Mazda 6 except it looks like every other forking JP sedan on the market today! It was *great* looking before and looked like a Mazda, it had a very 'Mazda 6' personality, but now they want it to have a generic JP sedan personality? Horrible! Mazda is one of my favorite JP companies because their cars have personality of their own. They're spirited cars.

[digitalcraft]

Seriously:

Honda 6
http://www.autounleashed.com/images/mazda_6.jpg

V.S Mazda 6
http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpapers/Mazda-6/Mazda-6-016.jpg

[Ferrer]

Seriously:

Honda 6
http://www.autounleashed.com/images/mazda_6.jpg

V.S Mazda 6
http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpapers/Mazda-6/Mazda-6-016.jpg
That's not your Mazda 6 though.

[#1 Mustang Fan]

What does a Mazda 6 have to do with the MX-5?

I'm actually quite liking the aggressive new styling to be honest.

[NSXType-R]

It's a nice refresh, I guess.

[digitalcraft]

What does a Mazda 6 have to do with the MX-5?

I'm actually quite liking the aggressive new styling to be honest.

Sorry, someone brought up the styling of the new Mazda 6. :(

[digitalcraft]

That's not your Mazda 6 though.

I don't have a Mazda6, I just like them a lot. I am pondering getting one for my next car though. Probably a Mazda 6 with sports trim is about as far as I'd go.

Right now I have a 1995 Thunderbird, and its sort of on its last legs. :P

[Ferrer]

I don't have a Mazda6, I just like them a lot. I am pondering getting one for my next car though. Probably a Mazda 6 with sports trim is about as far as I'd go.

Right now I have a 1995 Thunderbird, and its sort of on its last legs. :P
I meant your Mazda 6 as in the US one. :p

The one you posted is the JDM/EDM one. The USDM is different. Just like the Honda Accord.

[94miata]

I think it looks great!:)

[NSXType-R]

I meant your Mazda 6 as in the US one. :p

The one you posted is the JDM/EDM one. The USDM is different. Just like the Honda Accord.

I thought the USDM and JDM were the same Mazda 6s. What's different between the two? Shorter vs. longer wheelbase?

[IBrake4Rainbows]

The US version is larger.

I believe the overall styling is essentially very similar though.