Mazda's new MX5 monstrosity, and what I think they should've done

[wilch]

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The above is the new MX5 as Mazda designed it.

Wheel's don't fit the guards, the car has no chin. It has a receding jaw and thus looks weak.

It also reminds me of those amphibious vehicles with the way the front is.

Below is a little photochop work. Looks more in proportion to me this way.

[silver gts-t]

me no see!

[wilch]

attached photo for those that are proxied

[silver gts-t]

I Love You Man

[wilch]

hehehe

[sammus]

arg why would they change it. jeremy clarkson summed it up well in saying that it was a great little car because over the years the recipe never changed as it didn't need to.

the front is not nice to look at in my opinion

[krzysiu]

i still think that any MX 5 is shit, and the people that own it think its a performance car. eg one guy trying to take me on in one LMAO. *** the mx 5, mazda should work on the next series of the RX-7 . that would be yummy

[igor]

i still think that any MX 5 is shit, and the people that own it think its a performance car. eg one guy trying to take me on in one LMAO. *** the mx 5, mazda should work on the next series of the RX-7 . that would be yummy

Hmmm, no, MX-5 IS a performance car. While the dude that tried to drag you would never have succeeded, on the track an MX-5 is brilliant - it's light, low, short and wide. I'd go as far as saying that it would be faster than a GTST on a reasonably twisty track.

[CONRAD]

Always lacked decent stonk even the turbo (what are they the SP models or something).. although nearly every motor journalist praised it for it's brilliant handling characteristics.

I'd love to see a rotary in it.. the engine being lightweight and with for more power available than it's current little NA and turbo mills.

But toatlly aggreed.. the new looks are like what the bug-eyed rex was to Subaru!!

[Dahtone Racing]

a mate of mine has one which has an AVO turbo kit on it

it ran a high 12 with shitty tyres and dying clutch

there are also a coule guys who have 13B turbos in them as well

they are animals they have the balls that they always needed

[igor]

Fark, an MX-5 with 13B... Thats awesome. It would annihilate everyone and then come back and annihilate again.

[sammus]

yeah thats the 'bullet' roadster...

you can get them in 13B turbo rotary, 20B turbo rotary and Lexus V8

~200kw at ~1080kg

[Dahtone Racing]

the ones i know werent bullet roadsters

they were just pac performance jobs

they first proto type bullet was a 13B turbo but never went into production due to emmisions issues

they came with either a N/A V8 or a supercharged V8

they werent really MX5s either they were full custom chassis with rear half MX5 shell and custom front end

[sammus]

you're right... they weren't much of a mazda afterwards.

i just found some pics in my mazda folder aswell as the brochure :

[Dahtone Racing]

the original ones looked shit house with the chrysler neon headlights

but the updated ones you posted look nice

[funkymonkey]

krzysiu... one of the boys at work owns an MX-5 which could make you eat your pants... think 900kg and 180rwkw courtesy of a 13b

[Dahtone Racing]

thats close to an RX3/RX2 power to weight ratio

but in a car that actually handles

[boj01]

I don't mind the new shape, especially photochopped and lowered by wilch

[wilch]

I also added a chin. The car they've created has no jaw! What's up with that? Silly designers.

The bullet roadsters are insane. But their price is also insane... Bullet roadster or second hand boxter S, or even a second hand exige... I know which I'd buy.

[Dahtone Racing]

ive driven a boxter s and i would never buy one

they are the biggest heaps of shit IMO

id rather spend the money on my skyline