One could argue that any iteration of the last-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata was worth having. But were it our money on the line, we'd have likely driven home with the Club, a simple trim that, for a reasonable $28,665 (for the retractable hardtop model), added a number of performance and aesthetic features.The 2016 MX-5 Miata Club Edition should prove to be a successful followup. Like last year's model, it adds a limited-slip differential, a retuned suspension with Bilstein shocks and a tower brace under the hood. On the aesthetic side of the game, 17-inch gunmetal wheels are included, along with a new rear spoiler and a front splitter.For those that demand an even sharper Club Edition, though, Mazda will also offer even lighter wheels, courtesy of BBS, along with Brembo brakes and the aero kit from the MX-5 Global Cup racer.
Since the launch of the 2014 Mazda3 in
September 2013, Mazda enthusiasts have raised their voices demanding a
new Mazdaspeed3. Unfortunately, the launch of the redesigned 3 signaled
the end of Mazda’s popular hot hatch.
The latest batch of rumors come straight from the Japanese motor magazine Holiday Autowhich claims to have an inside scoop on Mazda’s plans for the relaunch of the Mazdaspeed3.
Recent
rumors indicated that Mazda was aiming to outfit the Mazda3 with a
turbo diesel engine which would be released as the new Mazdaspeed3. Word
on the street, or at leastHoliday Auto,
now indicates Mazda has ditched the plan for a turbo diesel in favor of
a turbocharged variant of the 2.5-liter gasoline engine currently found
in the s Touring
and s Grand Touring
trims in the US for the 2014 Mazda3.
Mazda
corporate in Japan has denied rumors about turbo, especially concerns
that the high compression ratio of the SKYACTIV-G engine paired with a
turbo would create problems. However, the source makes it clear that the
problem “has been already solved.”
The source also told Holiday Auto that
we can expect to see All-Wheel-Drive on the new Mazdaspeed3 which would
be the first compact Mazda to receive the AWD treatment.
If the rumors are true, we can expect the return of the Mazdaspeed3 in 2016.
