Powerisinthedetails.
Performance isn’t about what’s under the hood.
It’s about how what’s under the hood works with everything else.
A free-revving MZR 2.0-liter 16-valve DOHC engine delivers
an assertive 167 hp and 7,200 rpm redline, all the while
grabbing a pump-taunting 28 mpg highway/22 mpg city*.
Gear heads: Wrap your heads around finely tuned details
such as internal friction-reducing molybdenum-coated
pistons, variable valve timing, electronically controlled port
fuel injection, an electronic throttle and ultralight flywheel,
and block and cylinder heads cast from a weight-saving
aluminum alloy.
A precise and ultra-responsive short-throw, close-ratio
6-speed manual gearbox is standard on both the Touring
and Grand Touring, a 5-speed manual is standard on the
Sport, and a 6-speed Sport AT is also available on most
models. For enhanced control, the Sport AT allows you to
shift manually via the console-mounted shifter or
steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters. No matter which
you choose, each of the MX-5’s three smooth sport-
shifting gearboxes becomes an extension of your arm,
transforming anticipation into exhilaration.
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Drivetrain twist wastes power and produces acceleration lag. To help
eliminate that, Mazda engineers gave the MX-5 a solid structural
“backbone”—an ingenious aluminum Power Plant Frame that unites
engine, transmission and differential into a single rigid unit.
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