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Coming next week, Mazda will unveil its most aggressive version of the new MX-5 Miata when it brings the MX-5 Miata Club Edition to New York.
Though little information was given about what the Club Edition will bring to the party, Mazda says the model will amplify the driving experience already found in the standard model, “harking back to the early lightweight sports cars that inspired it, but serving as a beacon for the future as a thoroughly modern, sophisticated package.”
Speculation points to the Accessories Design Concept from the 2015 Chicago Auto Show for inspiration, as well as the current Club Edition, including black wheels, limited-slip differential, and an appearance package.
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And the 2.5 skyactiv motor right? we can all dream.
So long as we are dreaming how about dreaming up a joint venture with GM to supply LS-7 engines. They’ll fit in an NA Miata so this should be a no brainer. At least maybe we could dream up Ford and Mazda getting back together with an ecoboost powerplant getting under the hood. Or a Rotary. Dream big man.
…the current club trim is essentially an appearance package with limited-slip-differential and sport suspension…
Other sites suggest it will have larger wheels and summer tires without the extra costs of the top-level trim (leather, etc.).
Why are RWD cars without an LSD even made anymore?
Other than differentials being cheaper/simpler without limited slip, which is probably why LSDs are still options on most any RWD vehicle, I suspect that non-enthusiast models are intentionally open differential because of dynamic stability concerns. In low traction situations like mid-corner on off-camber roadways in the rain while accelerating LSDs tend to induce snap oversteer the likes of which 90%+ of drivers cannot handle. Since this is more likely to happen during a turn across a roadway, and intersections are already more likely locations for collisions, the LSD makes you less safe. An open differential will spin up one tire and give you warning that you’ve lost traction while an LSD axle will suddenly transfer a much larger percentage of torque to the tire that has yet to slip, making the oversteer the first indicator to the driver that something is amiss.
Never underestimate an automaker’s (lawyers’) unwillingness to sell oversteer-prone products.
What he said, and also the limited-slip complicates the lives of suspension tuners – it tends to wind up the chassis in ways that are non-linear and make it more difficult to keep the car flat. Axle tramp is a related problem. Lotus Elises didn’t have limited slip initially for this reason.
Having said that, yeah, I’d rather have those problems than the one-wheel-peel.
“…the current club trim is essentially an appearance package with limited-slip-differential and sport suspension…”
And 6-speed transmission, fabric top on the soft-top variant. The reason I bought mine, was that it had every performance option, without the unnecessary stuff. I do also like the appearance package.
Wee can hope that the new one will at least be tuned for a few more ponies than the standard 155.
I’d like to see a hatchback coupe version, along the lines of the MGB GT or for that matter, the original RX-7.
No hurry, Mazda, I won’t need it for quite a few years.
People have been demanding one of these for probably 25 years. Mazda even produced (literally) a handful of the NB version and declined going into full-scale production.
Don’t worry, they’re not hurrying.
I still dislike using the word “bow” for “debut.”
From Merriam-Webster:
– to cease from competition or resistance: submit, yield
– to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame
It’s very bespoke of you to say that.
Don’t forget definitions 3 and 4, though:
-to incline the head or body in salutation or assent or to acknowledge applause
-debut
If Merriam allows four to be defined as such, then so be it.
I also favor “debut.” Bow is used more to make an exit rather than an entrance.
Remember, this site is called “The Truth About Cars”, not “The Truth About Grammar”.
>>Remember, this site is called “The Truth About Cars”, not “The Truth About Grammar”.
And the Truth is the Mazda MX-5 Miata Club edition is set to debut, not to exit.
Drop the Renesis in there as an option… Makes more power and still revs to the moon while being light… Seems like a no brainer…