2016 Miata

[Wildcat]

Any Miata fans here? The next generation with the Skyactiv chassis gets revealed tomorrow night on a live stream.

Should be interesting. It's supposed to shed a couple hundred pounds and gain a slight power bump.

Mazda picked Duran Duran to perform at the reveal, which may be one of the weirdest decisions in the history of mankind (seriously, of all the performers to choose, they choose them?). That aside, I'm kind of intrigued by something light and flickable for future driving.

Hopefully it's more aggressive and less "cute" looking than the current generation.

Here's a render (supposedly from a Mazda employee) making the rounds today:

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[Fenderaddict2]

Big fan. Owned several first and second gen. Never been a fan of the third gen. Hope this is a return to what made the car great.

 

[Tim Hilliard]

Isn't that one of the cars from "Car's" ?

 

[OppoLock]

I have a hard time believing that this render is the product of one of their designers. It looks really rough and disproportionate. I love the overall feel of the design though! Can't wait to see how this turns out.

Kind of looks like the bastard offspring that an NC Miata, 3G Mazda3 and F-Type would make.

 

[JBsC6]

Where can we see the live reveal on the web and at what time.

Big smiles per mile in that little sports car.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Wildcat]

Where can we see the live reveal on the web and at what time.

Big smiles per mile in that little sports car.

Thanks in advance.

It starts at 6 PM Pacific. The live stream is on YouTube.

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[wilkinda65]

Any Miata fans here? The next generation with the Skyactiv chassis gets revealed tomorrow night on a live stream.

Should be interesting. It's supposed to shed a couple hundred pounds and gain a slight power bump.

Mazda picked Duran Duran to perform at the reveal, which may be one of the weirdest decisions in the history of mankind (seriously, of all the performers to choose, they choose them?). That aside, I'm kind of intrigued by something light and flickable for future driving.

Hopefully it's more aggressive and less "cute" looking than the current generation.

Here's a render (supposedly from a Mazda employee) making the rounds today:

Because the new Miata is "Hungry Like the Wolf"
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[OppoLock]

here we go

 

[Tony Alonso]

here we go

Indeed! Can't believe this car was first introduced in 1989, two years for me out of college...wow.

 

[Tony Alonso]

Spiffy...

 

[OppoLock]

Indeed! Can't believe this car was first introduced in 1989, two years for me out of college...wow.

That's my birth year, heh. So is it just me, or are we going to see something other than the profile? I can't believe we're 5 minutes into footage and haven't been given a clear shot of the front or side!

 

[Wildcat]

More photos on Jalopnik. Interior looks really nice.

Looks like that employee render from yesterday was pretty darn close

EDIT:

Here's some photos:

 

[Amaury]

http://m.automobilemag.com/features/news/1409-2016-mazda-mx-5-miata-revealed/photo_09.html

 

[Tony Alonso]

Duran Duran...

 

[Tim Hilliard]

That's my birth year

:lol:

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