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10-02-2015, 02:15 PM
October 2, 2015
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Here in the U.S., Mazda’s latest MX-5 Miata is available only with a 155-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. That might sound like a pipsqueak, but globally, there’s also a 1.5-liter four making—get ready—129 horsepower. In Mazda’s home market, the 1.5-liter is the only engine option, so don’t ever complain about the Miata not having enough power, you insufferable complainers. Anyway, Mazda Japan has just released a new Miata trim level dubbed “RS,” and it comes with some of the performance hardware bolted to the U.S. market’s mid-level Club model, albeit with the smaller engine, smaller wheels, and some classy interior bits. Why do we care? Because Miata.
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Available in Crystal White Pearl Mica only, the RS adds hardware such as Bilstein shocks, a front strut-tower brace, and an “induction sound enhancer.” According to Mazda’s Japanese consumer website, the RS also utilizes “large-diameter disc brakes,” but whereas the other suspension and chassis upgrades are part of the U.S.-spec MX-5 Club trim level, the brakes don’t appear to be the Brembo-branded pieces we get on the Club. On the flip side, the RS comes with nappa leather and faux-suede-upholstered Recaro seats, which are not available on any America-bound Miata. Oh, and it costs just $26,900 at current exchange rates, about a grand less than our base Club.
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While drooling over the RS on Mazda’s Japanese website, we also saw the impressive array of sweet accessories such as chassis braces, red-painted tow hooks, and even a roll cage. We’ll likely never get the small-engined Miata RS, but you can bet we’ll be keeping our eyes on Mazda’s accessories catalog for some Japanese love.
Source:
http://blog.caranddriver.com/mazda-mx-5-miata-rs-a-high-po-miata-for-japans-eyes-only/
(http://blog.caranddriver.com/mazda-mx-5-miata-rs-a-high-po-miata-for-japans-eyes-only/)
http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mazda-MX-5-Miata-RS-01.jpg
Here in the U.S., Mazda’s latest MX-5 Miata is available only with a 155-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. That might sound like a pipsqueak, but globally, there’s also a 1.5-liter four making—get ready—129 horsepower. In Mazda’s home market, the 1.5-liter is the only engine option, so don’t ever complain about the Miata not having enough power, you insufferable complainers. Anyway, Mazda Japan has just released a new Miata trim level dubbed “RS,” and it comes with some of the performance hardware bolted to the U.S. market’s mid-level Club model, albeit with the smaller engine, smaller wheels, and some classy interior bits. Why do we care? Because Miata.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mazda-MX-5-Miata-RS-02.jpg
Available in Crystal White Pearl Mica only, the RS adds hardware such as Bilstein shocks, a front strut-tower brace, and an “induction sound enhancer.” According to Mazda’s Japanese consumer website, the RS also utilizes “large-diameter disc brakes,” but whereas the other suspension and chassis upgrades are part of the U.S.-spec MX-5 Club trim level, the brakes don’t appear to be the Brembo-branded pieces we get on the Club. On the flip side, the RS comes with nappa leather and faux-suede-upholstered Recaro seats, which are not available on any America-bound Miata. Oh, and it costs just $26,900 at current exchange rates, about a grand less than our base Club.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mazda-MX-5-Miata-RS-03.jpg
While drooling over the RS on Mazda’s Japanese website, we also saw the impressive array of sweet accessories such as chassis braces, red-painted tow hooks, and even a roll cage. We’ll likely never get the small-engined Miata RS, but you can bet we’ll be keeping our eyes on Mazda’s accessories catalog for some Japanese love.
Source:
http://blog.caranddriver.com/mazda-mx-5-miata-rs-a-high-po-miata-for-japans-eyes-only/
(http://blog.caranddriver.com/mazda-mx-5-miata-rs-a-high-po-miata-for-japans-eyes-only/)