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A/W: 2016 Miata only 2,332 lbs

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:33 pm
by kevm14
I still call it the Miata, so that's too bad.

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/20 ... dailydrive

But this is great. This is only 122 lbs heavier than the original, which is only 5%.

Interestingly, I looked up the 1990 Corvette. The new one is 2.3% heavier than that one.

The new Miata deals with 15 lbs/HP, compared to 19 lbs/HP on the original, a 26% improvement. Not sure on the price.

The new Corvette deals with 7.2 lbs/HP, compared to 13.1 lbs/HP on the original, an 83% improvement. With a 71.8% price increase.

I'd be willing to bet the price increase was similar on both. So...yeah, there's nothing sophisticated at all about a Corvette...or value.

Re: A/W: 2016 Miata only 2,332 lbs

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:00 am
by Bob
I give Mazda a lot of credit for keeping the weight down. Let's face it, the point of this car, much like the Elise, is not straight line performance. The original Miata wasn't fast in a straight line even compared with many "normal" cars of its era and neither is this one.