Big MX-5 News From Mazda Coming Tomorrow

MrChaos said:

have they fixed the transmission yet?

There is evidence of a bellhousing pattern change in the leaked 2019 pics, although some forums will not believe it's been fixed ever. 

Keith Tanner said:

yupididit said:

Keith Tanner said:

 

 

I guess it's official. I am 100% getting a ND RF if this color is an option. Unless they have a purple coming. Especially a pastel purple or the one the new BMW's come in. 

That's a 2018. You can buy one now. Although I expect a price drop within 12 hours or so. 

oh how you tease us so

the 2.5t from the mazda 6 sounds nice

MrChaos said:

the 2.5t from the mazda 6 sounds nice

I was basically dared by a Mazda person to get that in there. The 2.0 barely fits. 

I'll bite. 

A skyactiv-x with a hybrid motor similar to the fancy exotics.

MSM?

Keith Tanner said:

New crank, new rods, new pistons, new cams, new valvesprings, new head casting, an oil cooler, a change in the transmission bellhousing, larger throttle body...you know, the little stuff.

Some of the changes being attributed to the 2019 are already in the 2018s but nobody noticed. For example, did you know that you can get an Eternal Blue 2018? Here's what it looks like with FM springs and bronze 6ULs. The rumoo the rear suspension are also a 2018 update.

Love the look, but $40K (optioned up) for a Miata?

Thats Elise money!

Still want though...

Please have a fixed roof. Please have a fixed roof. Please have a fixed roof. Please have a fixed roof. Pretty please? 

In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :

"No soup for you!"

Diesel 

I'm going to say that the top line package will be around $37k. Prices probably  won't be released for a couple of months.

How is that Elise money? You can't buy an Elise in this country! Unless you mean a used one that can be written off with a fender bump...The Miata is as cheap as it's ever been, but it used to be that you had to give up a radio and alloy wheels to get the current price level. 

And Seth, if you want a coupe you just have to pull one fuse. We've got a rollbar coming for the RF :)

Keith

And Seth, if you want a coupe you just have to pull one fuse. We've got a rollbar coming for the RF :)

That way your Miata can look like aChevron B8 all the time.

buzzboy said:

MSM?

yeah baby, yeah and FINALLY a decent color, man alive those 6 UL wheels look sweet, I need to pick up a set of those

You have to get it in a box or drive to Colorado for MSM flavored one now.

Seems like you could make a metal top and weld it on, like they did on the 916.  It would be so much stiffer, and would probably not add that much weight, might even be lighter than an RF

Oooh, George is selling Peter Gregg's 916, think I can get a half a million for a kidney?

Keith Tanner said

 Unless you mean a used one that can be written off with a fender bump.

Lmao

I’ll be surprised if there are any surprises in the announcement beyond what we have already heard in the past few weeks. I love Mazda but they are notorious for big headlines with flat follow through.
Regardless the 2019 looks good and I'm considering the move to a new 2019 RF from my 2106 club.

None of the headlines so far have been from Mazda. Keep that in mind. 

I don't think there will be any surprises for those that follow rumors in the enthusiast press. But I don't think any of us are upset about the content of those rumors. 

well?!? don;t keep us in suspense

In reply to mad_machine :

Posted hours ago? 

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but when I search for 'Mazda Eternal Blue' in Google Images, I see nothing that looks even remotely close to Kieth's pic.  They're mostly just a relatively mundane silvery-blue. I'm starting to think that photo might be the automotive equivalent of a Kim Kardashian cover shot. 

Keith Tanner said:

I'm going to say that the top line package will be around $37k. Prices probably  won't be released for a couple of months.

I dunno, there's so many competitors with better convertibles for the money. Oh wait..... 

It doesn't seem unreasonable to me for one with all the goodies. A much better value than anything German. 

Keith Tanner said:

And Seth, if you want a coupe you just have to pull one fuse. We've got a rollbar coming for the RF :)

That's not the same and you know it. 

I am looking forward to seeing the RF roll bar though. Very intriguing. 

I hear they are doing away with those awful LED running lights. That alone is worth the wait! ;)

Seriously though, thank you Mazda for making an already compelling driver's car, and making it that much more so. 

Driven5 said:

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but when I search for 'Mazda Eternal Blue' in Google Images, I see nothing that looks even remotely close to Kieth's pic.  They're mostly just a relatively mundane silver-blue. I'm starting to think that photo might be the automotive equivalent of a Kim Kardashian cover shot. 

Start watching for blue CX5s.

here's a cellphone shot sent to me.

Driven5 said:

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but when I search for 'Mazda Eternal Blue' in Google Images, I see nothing that looks even remotely close to Kieth's pic.  They're mostly just a relatively mundane silver-blue. I'm starting to think that photo might be the automotive equivalent of a Kim Kardashian cover shot. 

You're finding pics of Blue Reflex. Google "eternal blue mica".