Mazda Rules Out Zoom Zoom For Next Gen MX-5 - Is This A Huge Mistake?

Mazda MX-5 Program Manager Nobuhiro Yamamoto has revealed the roadster won't be getting any high-performance variants.

Speaking to Top Gear at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Yamamoto said "It's important not to get hung up on numbers" because "the driving experience and feeling is more important than power."  Yamamoto went on to say a high-performance MX-5 would be expensive and that would defeat one of their key objectives of making the roadster affordable.

mini22 - 7/9/2015 11:59:37 AM

+1 Boost

This new Mazda MX5 is quicker to 60 than "any" iteration of the Mazda RX8. It also posts better handling numbers. Yes Mustang, Camaro and Challenger as well as the WRX are quicker but none of those have the handling finesse of the MX5.None of those have the agility.