Next Mazda MX-5 Miata to Debut at 2015 Chicago Auto Show

[sammm]

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...auto-show.html

[wrx74]

This?

[altiain]

Best car ever!

I notice it's put on a bit of weight since the last press release...

[gabkwong]

It will still 600 lbs less than my 06!

[OZMDD]

600lbs less? Not unless your 06 weighs 3000 lbs. Iain was with me at Blytheville when we weighed my NC a few years ago, and it was 2380 with big fat wheels/tires and stock interior, stock header/midpipe. 1/4 tank of ultralight fuel. :)

[bnordin]

A year later than it should have been available. It had better be cutting edge or the Miata will struggle to maintain it's place.

[OZMDD]

A year later than it should have been available. It had better be cutting edge or the Miata will struggle to maintain it's place.

I'm pretty sure that's been said quite a few times over the last 25 years, yet the Miata continues to sell well, with zero advertising. Its a halo/image car (Zoom-Zoom), not a volume/profit car. People buy Mazda3's by the dozen, partially because of the sporty image projected by Miatas.

[gabkwong]

600lbs less? Not unless your 06 weighs 3000 lbs. Iain was with me at Blytheville when we weighed my NC a few years ago, and it was 2380 with big fat wheels/tires and stock interior, stock header/midpipe. 1/4 tank of ultralight fuel. :)

I was just reading the sticker on the door jam. It says 3075 lbs! I just check the sticker on my 99, it says 2835 lbs! Could these just some random numbers Mazda putting on to the cars? I will be a much happier camper if my 06 is under 2400 lbs instead of 3075 lbs!

[neirbot]

I think those #'s are referring to gross weight.

[VFR750]

That's the GVW ... gross vehicle weight, what it will hold in people and luggage + the weight of the car.......... Somebody correct me if I am off base.

[OZMDD]

You are correct. GVW is loaded down max weight. Now if the ND numbers are 2400 GVW, I'll be rushing to the dealer asap!