The wait is finally over — nearly six-months after its official unveiling, Mazda has announced weight specifications for its latest MX-5 Miata sports car.
Mazda promised a light-weight sports car with the 2016 MX-5 and the company certainly delivered. When equipped with a manual transmission, the Miata will tip the scales at just 2,332 pounds. Checking the MX-5′s automatic gearbox option will push the car’s weight to a slightly more portly 2,381 pounds.
Mazda promised a light-weight sports car with the 2016 MX-5 and the company certainly delivered. When equipped with a manual transmission, the Miata will tip the scales at just 2,332 pounds. Checking the MX-5′s automatic gearbox option will push the car’s weight to a slightly more portly 2,381 pounds.
In comparison, the lightest version of the outgoing MX-5 was about 2,480 pounds, with the heaviest models checking in just above 2,600 pounds. The 2016 MX-5 isn’t quite as light as the 2,070 pound original, but it’s pretty darn close considering its modern safety and luxury features.
The 2016 MX-5 is down on power compared to the previous car (155 horsepower vs 167 horsepower ), but the new model actually boasts a better power-to-weight ratio thanks to its featherlight curb weight. That should translate to a 0-60 time in the low six-second range.
The 2016 Mazda MX-5 won’t hit dealer showrooms until this summer, but you can now drive the roadster virtually on Xbox One’s Forza Horizon 2.
Photos by Brian Williams.
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