The 2015 Mazda MX-5 will arrive in Australia late next year, priced below $40,000, with a Skyactiv-G 1.5-litre non-turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the bonnet.
Mazda is yet to release power and torque figures for the engine, but it will redline at 7500rpm, with the tachometer on the model displayed at the 2014 Paris motor show extending to 8000rpm.
Although of the same capacity as the new Mazda 2, the engine in the MX-5 will be “heavily remodelled” according to Mazda Australia marketing director Alastair Doak, and of course positioned north-south in the engine bay for drive to the rear wheels as opposed to the east-west configuration that is used to power the fronts in the 2.
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Mazda has said the MX-5 engine will run “ultra-high compression” with split twin exhausts, where the Mazda 2 has a 13.0:1 compression ratio, produces 81kW of power and 142Nm of torque and gets only a single exhaust.
Mazda has confirmed that both six-speed manual and automatic transmissions will be available.
In accordance with a 100-kilogram kerb weight drop compared with the outgoing MX-5, and if the engine can deliver around 100kW and 160Nm, the circa-1000kg two-seat roadster should be able to reach 100km/h in about 8.0 seconds.
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It is all-but certain that a larger 2.0-litre engine will be available, aimed primarily at the North American market – meaning a potential Los Angeles motor show debut. However, Mazda executives remained tight-lipped when asked the question about a bigger engine, which would also be an ideal fit for our performance-hungry market.
“We haven’t confirmed any other powertrain,” said Mazda Australia public relations senior manager Steve Maciver.
“The only thing communicated so far is that that car [at the Paris motor show] is a 1.5 … there are no power outputs. At this stage there’s a 1.5 and that’s all that’s been announced.”
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If a 2.0-litre engine has about 140kW and 210Nm, it could better the circa-7.8 second 0-100km/h time of the previous model in the smaller, lighter new MX-5.
Likewise it is also assured that the 1.5-litre engine will help Mazda Australia get the entry MX-5 price tag of less than $40,000 when it arrives in the second half of 2015.
“We’ve always tried to maximise value and that doesn’t change,” Doak said. “And just because it’s MX-5 doesn’t make it more or less important than any of the other cars. It’s an ongoing proposition with all of our cars. We’ll offer value.”
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Doak said a re-priced MX-5 wouldn’t be the only reason for an expected increase in popularity, however, nominating styling and awareness as other key factors.
“We’ve done some research and there’s a lot of people that aren’t even aware of MX-5 because we haven’t done anything with it for a few years, so that’s a big opportunity for us to start talking about it again.”
Read more at http://www.caradvice.com.au/311908/2015-mazda-mx-5-1-5-litre-entry-engine-confirmed-for-new-gen-roadster/#wZIDfx5SfBqYu0bI.99
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will run “ultra-high compression” with split twin exhausts —— 又是天空那套吧
外观是不错
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为什么美国人又搞了2.0
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1.5的引擎无论如何都无法和86的147KW的boxer引擎对抗吧 但是2.0的价位有比86高了一截
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我英文不好，看着头疼
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这车可能不会和86拼价格
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说实话看不出这个比86高级在哪里
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女的开还行
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难道不是高级在敞篷吗
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这是一个经历了很多代发展，有稳定客户群的车
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开篷这个option我觉得值不了这么多钱
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我也一直在关注这个车 也非常喜欢 就是对它的定价有点诧异
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坐等86敞篷
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敞个棚就要贵出万8千，正常。华人对敞篷的热爱和鬼佬相比差不少。
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1.5先上市再上2.0而已
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敞篷车对chassis 的要求高很多的 不然丰田也不会考虑86的敞篷那么久 不是砍了个顶就可以当敞篷 死了都不知道咋回事。 车身的用料也应该比86要好。 各花入各眼吧。如果能把那小小mazda 2 引擎调得给力点 1000kg出头的车重 应该动力跟86差不多。
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天生敞篷，注意关键是“天生”
高级不高级暂且不表，优势还是有的
另外是完全独立开发的前中置发动机后轮驱动底盘，成本而言应该比86那种改装翼豹底盘来得高啊
但还是那句话，这车跟86在美国是同价位的，澳洲价格太扯淡
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2.0暂时只有美国才有，别的地区都是1.5的，这个略坑
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澳洲的定价完全没有办法接受啊
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这样的动力真对不起它跑车的身材
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