nastinupe1

Just read this on motortrend.com
http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied/112...02_news_sketch/

cyman33

wow, Mazda's going all out...wonder how many Hp's its gonna have? Looks great though, very similiar to the RX-8

ccarnel

i like i like... especially if they keep the same price tag

nastinupe1

I think that the "new" SLK is due out that year as well. The Boxster is also up for a model change soon. Seems like MY06 is going to offer a lot of options for the sports car market. The RX-7 may be coming back as well as the Supra. And don't forget about the new NSX due out in 06. It's going to be 95 all over again!!!

95 300 Z TT
95 Mazda RX-7
95 Eclipse GSX
95 Supra
95 NSX
95 3000 VR4 Convertible

lyndon_h

it will be interesting to see if the sports car market is still going strong in 3 years.

nastinupe1

I believe so. This SUV madness can't last too much longer. Especially with the gas prices rising the way that they have. My everyday driver is a civic manual, so the gas price increase doesn't really bother me. I spend about $4-$5 more at the pump every week. Big deal I guess I would be upset if my daily comutter was a 7 passenger seating Ford Expedition that got 10-12 MPG and I drove by myself everyday. It's got to hit them one day when they pay $45 at the pump and they realize that they really don't need to drive a moble home to work everyday just to be able to say that the one time a year when they go camping that their vehicle is useful

The Gasman

On that link if you scroll down at the second drawing, doesn't that look EXACTLY like an S2000 coupe?

stockae92

light weight V6 = small displacement high rev?

that'll be cool

gomifune

Being a previous owner of both the first gen and second gen Miata, I hope they don't up the engine (i.e. - a V-6) and don't begin adding all of these bells and whistles (i.e. - retractable hard top). The thing that makes the Miata great is (1) it's affordable for everyone and (2) it remains true to what a roadster is supposed to be... a simple, fun to drive, tossable car, that is one with the driver and the road. You really need to have driven a real roadster (I'm talking about the original Morgan, MGB, TVR of yester-year) and then driven one of these little Miata 4-bangers to understand what I'm talking about.

A V-6 and a retractable hard top screams "boulevard cruiser" to me rather than "back road roadster". Take a moment and think about what makes your car (the S2000) great... it really is a modern day roadster. If you wanted refinement, then you would be driving an SLK.

Now, don't get me wrong. If the Motor Trend article is more truth than speculation, then I applaud Mazda for up-ing the ante, but just don't do it using the Miata / MX-5 / Roadster / Eunos nameplate.

STL

Well Mazda already has a 1.8 V6 design. It was used in the now defunct MX-3, but it wasn't that impressive IMHO. The current Miata I-4 produces 142 HP and 125 lb-ft of torque. That 1.8 V6 in the MX-3 only produced 130 HP and 115 lb-ft of torque.

Notice the article only says they are discussing a V6 for the Miata. Well I'm sure they been doing that for years!