Check ittt!

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/a...x-5-2012-05-23

 

Huh. 230 on a 1.8L. Does this mean Honda's engine is beat for power/liter ratio? (Consumer cars, that is).


And, I don't know much about Mazda reliability. Any Miata viewers got something to say here?

 

doubt it. the motor is probably turbo.

 

Probably turbocharged if they're putting out that kind of power. If they say it starts at 230hp and can be bumped up to 300 hp, that means forced induction is probably a part of the standard equation. You can't bump a 1.8L motor easily to 300 hp unless you have a race-spec setup with ultra-high revs (way more than 9000 rpm), amazing air flow and high compression. And that kind of motor would cost a fortune to guarantee reliability (not that Alfa ever worries about that ).

EDIT

http://www.thetorquereport.com/2011/...new_300-h.html

Turbocharged in the 4C so probably a milder turbo setup for the small roadster.

 

An MX-5 with an Italian body can only be win.

 

This pretty much sums up the whole post.

I honestly cant think of how this car would fail. Mazda has been able to keep to weight down with the mx-5, so I'd be surprised if this thing ends up weighing more than 2600lbs. Plus the platform for the 4C is already awesome. This should be a real winner

 

2015 >.<

 

lookin' fwd to this...


For reference, here's what Alfa Romeo can do with another manufacturer's sports car:



About 1000x more sexiful than the car it was based on....

 

Heres the car the engine is coming from

 

Wow Honda really is starting to fall behind now.





S2000 will forever be a part of my garage!





That is all.