New Mazda Sports car.
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We all know a next-generation Mazda Miata is coming, but this doesn’t appear to be it…
At first, the patent drawings above appear to show an all-new sports model, based on the recent Mazda Iconic SP concept. There have also been non-stop rumors about a new generation Mazda RX-7 for many years now, and Mazda always denied working on a new generation.
The Iconic SP concept is powered by a two-rotor rotary EV system. ” It utilizes a highly scalable rotary engine that can burn various fuels such as hydrogen and generates electricity with carbon-neutral fuel. In addition, when the battery is charged with electricity derived from renewable energy, it is possible to drive in a virtually carbon-neutral state.”
Many could call it the new RX-7 I guess. The patent drawings show a car that isn’t a convertible. Therefore not the next Miata. While the idea of a 2 seater sports car sounds fun, there is literally no money in something like this anymore. Especially for Mazda. I really think the Miata covers all their sporty car needs. The concept looks fantastic and should be an inspiration for the next Miata. And not a new model that Mazda will produce in very small numbers.
Although you never know, they’ve been making weird business decisions lately. Mostly by spending a fortune on a brand new RWD/AWD platform for their new SUVs. Only to design them to look like 15-year-old models. The new 6-cylinder has been getting great reviews, but not their 2.5 Liter Hybrid. After so many years of developing all that stuff.
it seems the last thing they need is a new larger 2-seater sports car with very limited appeal. They need to find a way to incorporate as much as they can of that wonderful concept t design into the next Miata.
Also, these patent designs could actually be about the concept…
What do you think?
Mazda is very much an engineering driven company, that enables their conceptual development group. They’ve been trying to find a way to improve the rotary engine for years. So I could see them enabling Phase0 development to a Phase1 stage without the intention necessarily of it becoming exactly translated into a product. The ideas that pass may get incorporated into next products. I expect this concepts flow surfaces will help define the direction of the next Miata, but that’s it.