Mazda has just thrown the keys to a base model pre-production MX-5 to a handful of motoring journos. The MX-5 is never going to win any horsepower wars and the test cars have been powered by a 1.5 litre/130hp normally aspirated engine which eschews the car’s raison d’être.
The MX-5 is about being nimble, basic and a hoot to drive. This fourth-gen iteration is smaller than its three brethren and weighs just 1000kg. So has Mazda put it all together and nailed its brief? Watch the clips below to find out.
[Thanks to Wayne for the tip]
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I want one badly!
From today, I declare that my favourite cars, the cars that I want insanely in my garage someday, are this Mazda MX-5 MkIV, with the 130hp engine, and the awesome Porsche Cayman GT4…