Denver Mazda Dealer now has the 2012 MX-5 in stock
Published Thursday, 22 September, 2011 by Gabriel Montano. Categories: New Inventory, News.
Your Denver Mazda dealer, Groove Mazda, would like to invite you down to see latest upgraded version of the MX-5.
The 2012 Mazda MX-5 is smaller and lighter than the current car in an attempt to duplicate the spirit of the original, according to Mazda insiders.
Mazda's R&D team is working on making the new car as light and compact as the original MX-5/Miata, which was launched 20 years ago. A Mazda source described the current car as "just too heavy"; with a 2.0-liter gas engine, its weight is 2,420 lbs, compared with the original's 2,138 lbs. So engineers are targeting a weight of 2,204 lbs, same as the current Mazda2. That would give the new car a figure similar to that of the recent 2,160 lb MX-5 Superlight concept, the first of a series of design studies that will define the direction Mazda will take with the new car.
Much of this weight loss will be achieved through a smaller and lighter engine, likely to copy the original's 1.6 liter capacity. "We are testing both 1.6 and 1.8 litter engines, which undercut our current 2.0 liter unit but deliver the same 160-170hp power range," said our source.
The dimensions of the car's platform and wheelbase will stay much the same but Mazda is known to be looking at reducing the front and rear overhangs.
Lightweight construction techniques will also be used. Mazda is experimenting with using new steel construction methods that enable less metal to be used in its body shells. Mazda is also employing the chief engineer of the first MX-5, Takao Kijima, as a special advisor for the new car.
The new MX-5 has finally made it appearance at one of the leading Mazda dealers Denver has to offer. So stop Groove Mazda on I-25 and Arapahoe and ask any of our knowledgeable sales guides for a test drive.
The 2012 Mazda MX-5 is smaller and lighter than the current car in an attempt to duplicate the spirit of the original, according to Mazda insiders.
Mazda's R&D team is working on making the new car as light and compact as the original MX-5/Miata, which was launched 20 years ago. A Mazda source described the current car as "just too heavy"; with a 2.0-liter gas engine, its weight is 2,420 lbs, compared with the original's 2,138 lbs. So engineers are targeting a weight of 2,204 lbs, same as the current Mazda2. That would give the new car a figure similar to that of the recent 2,160 lb MX-5 Superlight concept, the first of a series of design studies that will define the direction Mazda will take with the new car.
Much of this weight loss will be achieved through a smaller and lighter engine, likely to copy the original's 1.6 liter capacity. "We are testing both 1.6 and 1.8 litter engines, which undercut our current 2.0 liter unit but deliver the same 160-170hp power range," said our source.
The dimensions of the car's platform and wheelbase will stay much the same but Mazda is known to be looking at reducing the front and rear overhangs.
Lightweight construction techniques will also be used. Mazda is experimenting with using new steel construction methods that enable less metal to be used in its body shells. Mazda is also employing the chief engineer of the first MX-5, Takao Kijima, as a special advisor for the new car.
The new MX-5 has finally made it appearance at one of the leading Mazda dealers Denver has to offer. So stop Groove Mazda on I-25 and Arapahoe and ask any of our knowledgeable sales guides for a test drive.
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