2016 MX-5 Miata: Mazda's saucy sports car gets it right a million times over - Newsday
Well then, step right up. you're the ideal candidate for the Mazda MX-5, also called the Miata. At long last (10 model-years, to be exact), Mazda is introducing the fourth-generation of the world's all-time best-selling roadster, with a little help from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), it must be said. In Mazda's case its pockets aren't lined with as much gold as, say, Toyota, Ford, Volkswagen or other dominant automakers. To rationalize costs, Mazda partnered with FCA's Fiat branch on platform development, which will reportedly also lead to a future sports car to be branded the Fiat 124 Spider. For Mazda, the end result is here now, and an impressive result it is. Compared to the outgoing Miata, the 2016 model is considerably sleeker from grille to trunk lid. The design also signals a complete departure from the Miata's original inspiration, the Lotus Elan that came out of England in the early 1960s. The fenders now bulge aggressively out from the body, the grinning air intake has thankfully been toned... In shaping the new MX-5, Mazda's stylists cut the overall length down by more than three inches and reduced the distance between the front and rear wheels by close to an inch. Source: www.newsday.com
