Everything You Need To Know About The 2023 Mazda MX-5
A Continuation Platform Mazda is currently working on a new FR architecture that will underpin future rear-wheel-drive models like the next-gen Mazda 6 and Mazda CX-5. But while a modular platform of this type may seem like an ideal fit for the MX-5, these vehicles will all be compatible with hybridization, and crucially, all-wheel-drive, which adds weight and complexity to the platform. This goes against the Miata ethos, which is why we're more inclined to believe that the NE (fifth-gen) MX-5 will ride on an advancement of the current H-frame Skyactiv chassis. In this way, the NE will be to ...
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