Mazda MX-5 Will Go Back To The Basics In 2014

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To go with the supposed 1.3L turbocharged powerplant the next-generation MX-5 will be getting, Mazda's MX-5 development boss Hirotaka Kanazawa also revealed that the 2014 MX-5 will go to a back-to-basics approach towards being a fun sportscar, just like the 1989 original model.

"We will return to the original. It will be lightweight and the cost will be lightweight too. It will be easy to handle and fun to drive," he said in an interview with What Car?

The next-generation convertible will also utilize Mazda's new Skyactiv technologies and as we reported before, it'll shed some weight though now it's a more believable figure of 2,200-lbs. Originally Mazda hoped to get it around 1,780-lbs but now it appears that the next-generation MX5 will be more in line of the original which weight 2,178-lbs.

Mazda is also exploring the idea of multiple models in order to appease all the MX-5 enthusiasts out there. Whether they want power or comfort, they'll be able to make a choice rather than being alienated. Design boss Ikuo Maeda also hinted that the company's new Kodo design language could find its way onto the MX-5′s design.

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