Well might as well throw my opinion in for what it’s worth.
First impression this morning when I saw the pics was " oh is that it" I felt somewhat disappointed.
I wasn’t sure about the front end or the screen sticking up on the dash.
Having now seen more pics it’s starting to grow on me, as others have said better to see it in the flesh.
Wouldn’t say no to a test drive though [(yy)]
Video still combination, looking good![(yy)]
I like the body styling and the interior design. The led headlights are nice. I am looking forward to hearing about the engines.
The soul red is almost trying too hard. I would like to see some less aggressive colours.
I hope there will be some new technology e.g. HUD.
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I thought I would just post a side by side comparison of the final render and the ND that was revealed yesterday. Seems like the final renders were almost perfectly spot on. Wonder if this was an orchestrated leak, or a malicious one.
Do you reckon the LEDS’s in the bumper intakes are going to be on all the time, like Citroen DS3’s ? A relative of mine has just bought a new car in the past few months and shed some light by suggesting maybe permanent running lights are a new law thats just coming in? I blame the illuminati.
Style looks good to me - driving lights will be a requirement.
As rag top only does that mean we may see a few cheaper tin tops coming onto the 2nd hand market next year?
Can’t justify the price of the Mk4, but may be OK for a coupe for the next few years…
Daylight running lights have been law on all new models for a few years now.
Bild magazine video with some good view of boot and interior…
ah!! the dancing girls… nearly as naff as Duran Duran were…
Personally I really like it a lot. It’s a huge improvement on the mk3 all round imo. Only thing I’m not sure on is the satnav/entertianment system popping out of the dash. Almost seems like an afterthought rather than integrated into the design of the interior and something more in place in a saloon rather than a small sports car. But that’s a small niggle really. If only it had a bit more power to go with the looks. Wonder how tuneable the skyactiv unit is…
I hope Mazda sell a ton of them.
STHT editor Sharon, gets the first photo seconds after the cover comes off (she’s got the blue ipad)
I suppose one downside will be the EU 2015 mandated “spy in the cab” E-call system GPS tracking your every move.
The front end is not the best, and no doubt it will be tweaked here and there over the next few incarnations. Otherwise, I cannot complain. It’s super!
Was really looking forward to this but my first impressions are ‘meh’ but it might grow on me. The proportion looks all wrong to me the front end looks too squashed together in small space and this is made even more obvious with the bulbous rear end (which I like in isolation, hint of Jag about it). They haven’t had the proportion right since the Mk1/2. Hopefully it’ll look better in the flesh but I won’t be rushing to buy one and I really was thinking about making this my first ever brand new car purchase. Alfa will probably produce a prettier car with the same chassis so I might be defecting…
Colour renders http://imgur.com/a/1ogz3#H85yipP
I like the orange one
I think the strong, vibrant, bright colours transform the car. They bring out the design features and give the car a more adventurous look. If Mazda sell the car in yellow or bright green, I could be tempted, but not in black, grey, silver & etc.
Agreed , for me an mx5 s appeal was the small size of it and the fact driving it feels like driving "a toy " making them bigger and bigger ,why ?? nice car yeah but in danger of joining a vast range of "just another sports car " bmw, , jag , etc
100mm shorter than the NC, really need to see in the flesh to make comparisons.
But in one very important respect you can see the lineage all they way through because it still fits the Club swoosh perfectly, (for which quite a few people are rather grateful)
In fact look at that steep raking front,