Mazda MX-5 won't get Nagari style - dealers and designers argue over design

According to a print issue of AutoCar, Mazda dealers are very happy with the current MX-5 and don’t want Mazda designers to get to the extreme when the car gets a facelift next year or when they work on the total redesign for 2012.

Even though the next-generation of Mazda cars will heavily incorporate design cues from Nagari concepts, the new MX-5 will stay true to its current styling. Why fix something that’s not broken? Hmm, maybe because it has been forever since we’ve seen anything new from the MX-5!

The designers say that they want to go a...
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dlin - 6/8/2008 2:24:12 AM

+2 Boost

I don't care about the styling.

Can I get a rotary or turbo 2.3L engine this time?

Spectator - 6/9/2008 1:27:07 PM

+1 Boost

Hopefully the designers win this battle. I'd like a more agressive MX-5...possibly with a turbo (PLEASE bring back the mazdaspeed MX5!)

Dealerships can just go away in my opinion.

BTW
Hey mazda...you want to know what design us Mazda owners want...how about talking to us directly instead of asking dealers.