It is a niche model but one of the best selling roadsters in the world. Although it is a whim model and that the big manufacturers have given up on them, the Mazda MX-5 survives and will survive another generation. This has been confirmed by the manufacturer’s official in a recent report.
The Mazda MX-5 it is one of the few surviving compact roadsters on the market. The demand for convertibles and these two-seater models plummeted so much that what was a true fad in the 1990s and the first decade of the new century plummeted so much that manufacturers decided to get rid of them. Even, the BMW Z4, one of the possible opponents, already has an expiration date and it will leave the market more through the back door than through the front.
But despite being a model of authentic whim, in each generation the Japanese has captivated thousands of customers, which is why it has decided that it will extend its commercial life with a fifth generation that, predictably, will arrive in 2024. This has been confirmed by a Mazda official in recent statements to a British media from the Mazda Europe product development and engineering division, specifically asked about the future of the famous Japanese roadster.
Electrification yes or yes in the future Mazda MX-5
Joachim Kunz, the person in charge, has pointed out that “The Mazda MX-5 is our brand icon and is always treated in a very special way. At the moment, it seems that we will have this car forever, with this size, concept and combustion engine. Sure, we’ll have to electrify it one day, but we want to keep this concept pure.” A choice that is almost more of an obligation and that cIt clearly confirms the leak that occurred a year and a half ago of a document from the Japanese brand itself which clearly pointed in this direction.
Kunz has dropped some details that are more than obvious and logical, as fans and lovers of the Mazda MX-5 around the world are very important to the Japanese brand, and no radical transformation is expected to occur. The future MX-5, known internally as “NE”, will retain its compact proportions, design style, the canvas roof hood, the two seats and the mechanical configuration of front engine and rear propulsion. Of course, the KODO design style It is common for it to experience a step forward, a logical evolution that is usually very common in each new model in the Mazda range.
The future fifth generation will use of the same platform as the current model, although this time it will not have to share a structure with an equivalent of another brand as happened with the FIAT, and Abarth, 124 Spider. The firm does not have more specific platforms for this model with such specific specifications, nor does it pay to invest in a new mechanical base for a model that is not really volume, but rather the opposite. What the Japanese will invest in will be to provide the future MX-5 of a certain level of electrification, with 48 Volt technology in its «e-Skyactiv-X» gasoline engine.
Source: Coach