Mazda’s new Retractable Fastback (RF) and old Roadster Coupe (RC) have a hard-top connection that puts a spin on the convertible concept of the MX-5.
To get the big question out of the way first and foremost: No, the MX-5 is still as jubilant to toss around. There is no penalty whatsoever to its euphoric dynamic personality. It is still a hyper-caff einated puppy at heart.
Now that we know Mazda is perfectly capable of engineering a hard-top into a regular convertible without compromising the dynamics, it is worth remembering that we have been here before.
A jet-black example of the previous NC-generation MX-5 Roadster Coupe (RC) joins us for a frolic.
That car is a lot easier to explain. It is a regular MX-5, except with a motorised roof that takes 12 seconds to open or close, and just happens to be solid.
Marvellously, neither hard-top solution reduces cabin or boot space one iota, though that is a bit like saying an actor is no shorter than Tom Cruise.
No wonder, then, that the RC version accounted for more of that model generation’s sales despite a 37kg weight gain. Because, why not?
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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