Beep Work » Mazda http://www.beepwork.org Car Talk for Car Business Owners Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:18:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Madza MX-5 2009 http://www.beepwork.org/2009/02/18/madza-mx-5-2009/ http://www.beepwork.org/2009/02/18/madza-mx-5-2009/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:30:06 +0000 admin http://www.beepwork.org/?p=252

The ever-popular MX-5 gets a fresh look for 2009, detail upgrades, an auto option and slight improvements to both emissions and fuel efficiency, the MX-5 is apparently a lot of fun to drive, rear-wheel drive balance, improved 2.0-litre engine, quick and easy manual hood, fuss-free Roadster-Coupé option. 

The price range for the new Madza MX-5 is between £16,350 – £20-695, and is available from April 2009, its key rivals are Peugeot 207 CC, Audi TT Convertible, Lotus Elise and the Honda S2000. 

Why wouldn’t you want to own a MX-5? If your answer is you need more than two seats then fair enough. But if you’re about to mouth the words ‘because it’s a hairdresser’s car’ you’re wrong. End of. Because the Mazda roadster here in new facelifted form is about as joyful a car as you could wish to drive.

The formula is timeless and yet 20 years ago everyone thought Mazda was mad to launch its modern interpretation of the classic British two-seat roadster and nobody has managed to match its arch combination of driver appeal, affordability and all-round fun. 

The MX-5 does have a lack of masculinity, and most males usually would prefer to buy a turbocharged front-wheel drive hot hatch, missing the fact that mechanically the MX-5 is more pure-bred sports car than many supposedly more macho performance cars.

The MX-5 was first launched in 2005 and followed a year later by the folding hardtop Roadster-Coupé version - this third-generation MX-5 was a big departure from the closely related mark one and two. This facelift brings the usual aesthetic finessing and spec revisions, big news including a higher-revving 2.0-litre engine and modifications to the front suspension to calm the occasionally twitchy steering. 

The entry level 126 BHP 1.8-litre is sweet rather than potent and gets a five-speed gearbox and 16-inch wheels small but significant details. The bigger changes come on the 2.0-litre engine, with 160hp there’s a useful amount of extra power, 2.0-litre cars also getting a limited-slip differential and, on Sport models, a six-speed manual gearbox and uprated Bilstein dampers. 

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