2015 Mazda MX-5 to match 1992 pricing - Cars Guide
However, accounting for inflation, the price of the original MX-5 in today's money would be $59,433. So Mazda's still calling this the price of progress. Mazda has confirmed it will initially sell only the 1. 5-litre four-cylinder variants (96kW/150Nm) with six-speed manual or six-speed auto transmissions, before more powerful 2. 0-litre versions arrive later this year. The first completely new MX-5 since the original was launched 25 years ago will weigh just 1009kg in Australia, which is 91kg lighter than the outgoing model and only 59kg heavier than the original. Overseas models dip below 1000kg. Mazda was so obsessed by weight it secures each MX-5 wheel by four nuts rather than five. The engine is about 17kg lighter, the manual transmission drops 7kg and the differential weighs 10kg less than the one used on the previous 2. 0-litre MX-5. Mazda says the suspension is up to 13kg lighter, while basic body weight is reduced by... Mazda has sold more than 939,000 MX-5s globally since 1989, making it the world's biggest-selling two-seater open-top sports car. Alfa Romeo announced two years ago it would design its own body to slip over the MX-5's architecture to deliver a low-cost two-seater sports car as part of a joint venture with Mazda. Source: www.carsguide.com.au
