{"id":53340,"date":"2024-02-12T20:43:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/?p=53340"},"modified":"2024-02-12T20:43:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:43:10","slug":"35-years-happy-birthday-mazda-mx-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/35-years-happy-birthday-mazda-mx-5\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Years: Happy\u200b Birthday, Mazda MX\u00a05"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The automotive world marvelled, and fans of affordable roadsters were thrilled: On the 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;of February, 35 years ago, the Mazda MX-5 made its debut at the Chicago Auto Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built like a classic rear-wheel-drive sports car, but with a groundbreaking front-mid-engine layout for optimum longitudinal weight distribution, the Japanese roadster revived a then almost extinct car segment. The compact and lightweight Mazda MX-5 redefined the joy of open-top driving.<\/p><div class=\"autoestrada-nel-contenuto autoestrada-entity-placement\" id=\"autoestrada-3153663247\" style=\"position: relative;padding: 30px;border: 2px solid red;margin: 25px auto 35px;text-align: center;width: fit-content;\"><div class=\"autoestrada-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"autoestrada-1121650648\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impfr.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(25401758)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\r\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=320153&a=2263928&g=25401758\" target=\"_BLANK\"><img src=\"'+uri+'\" border=0><\\\/a>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mazda engineers achieved this by adhering to the traditional Japanese philosophy of Jinba-Ittai, which views the horse and rider as one unit. Applied to the Mazda MX-5, the driver and the roadster form a close bond, providing balance, agility, and lightness. The MX-5 has earned numerous awards and prizes over the years, which continue to prove its excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world cannot get enough of the Mazda MX-5: Pure driving pleasure and an iconic design, the Mazda MX-5 has seen continuous development across four generations (&#8220;NA&#8221;, &#8220;NB&#8221;, &#8220;NC&#8221;, and now, &#8220;ND&#8221;). The current iteration of the Mazda MX-5 continues to provide joy for enthusiasts of open-air driving since 2016 with the RF version featuring an exciting fastback design and an electrically powered, folding \u2018hard-top\u2019 roof system, alongside the soft-top roadster model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total production of the Mazda MX-5 at the Ujina plant in Hiroshima has just reached a record 1,256,745 units. 533,301 (over 40 percent) of the total production of the MX-5 has been sold in North America under the Mazda Miata nameplate, followed by Europe, where 391,503 Mazda MX-5s have been sold. In the Japanese home market, 225,510 units of the sports car were registered, under the iconic model name Mazda Roadster (first known as the Eunos Roadster).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, on its 35th birthday, the Mazda MX-5 has seen updates to the front and rear lights, new infotainment for enhanced connectivity, and an even more concentrated Jinba-Ittai driving experience. The new \u2018Track Mode\u2019 enhances the feeling of driver engagement in the legendary sports car and works in combination with the software-based Kinematic Posture Control System (KPC), which provides additional driving stability in corners. An asymmetric limited slip differential now comes as standard on the 135 kW\/184 PS, 2.0-litre Skyactiv-G 2024 Mazda MX-5 (WLTP fuel consumption 6.8 l\/100 km, WLTP CO\u2082 emissions: 153 g\/km). The engine line-up also includes a 97 kW\/132 PS, 1.5-litre Skyactiv-G which has WLTP fuel consumption of 6.3 l\/100 km and WLTP CO\u2082 emissions of 142 g\/km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2024 Mazda MX-5 is available as a roadster with a classic soft top or as an RF, with a fixed folding roof and guarantees driving pleasure, as this lightweight legend can navigate the bends with agility, comfort, and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aes-custom-banner\">\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/imp.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(22392344)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=257069&#038;a=2263928&#038;g=22392344\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"'+uri+'\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/a>');\n<\/script>\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The automotive world marvelled, and fans of affordable roadsters were thrilled: On the 9th&nbsp;of February, 35 years ago, the Mazda MX-5 made its debut at the Chicago Auto Show. 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