You’re looking at the new Mazda MX-5 RS model, just introduced in Japan featuring enhanced driving dynamics. It’s badged as the Roadster RS in its home market, of course, but for the sake of familiarity, we’ll stick to the name we know and love for now.
What’s new here are unique Bilstein dampers, larger brakes, a strut brace and an induction sound enhancer. A nice set of Alcantara/nappa leather Recaro is featured too, as is the roadster’s bespoke nine-speaker Bose sound system.
The MX-5 RS adds no performance upgrades for the standard JDM 129 hp/150 Nm 1.5 litre SkyActiv petrol unit. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, really, seeing that the MX-5 programme manager Nobuhiro has said that “it’s important not to get hung up on numbers. Not on power, or torque. No, what is more important is the feeling.”
All this goes for 3,196,800 yen (RM117,900) in Japan, compared to our local market’s RM220k 2.0 litre MX-5.
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Its hard not to get hung up on power when most of the time one is driving on highways. Local context of course.
“it’s important not to get hung up on numbers. Not on power, or torque. No, what is more important is the feeling.”
Yeah right. Try telling that to Proton bashers who says Lotus ride and handling is syok sendiri.
Of course its syiok sendiri. No one in the world cares about poton.
Told ya Proton is better than Mazda
129hp and 150nm ? U got to be kidding me, even a 90k Suzuki swift sport has better output then this 220k …
Feelings?
I feel stupid paying so much for a 130hp “sports” car…
Because you never drive a MX-5.
Even if you drive an old NA you’ll feel the excitement. I guess you only drive a riced-out myvi with stickers that will “add 100hp” & fart cannon.