Think a bog-standard NC Mazda MX-5 doesn’t quite have enough pep? Well, the idea of a road legal 205 hp roadster might just sound fab, and there could be one coming along. It’s called the MX-5 GT Concept, and the Goodwood Festival of Speed debutant is set to test customer reaction to it, with a view towards production, of course.
Inspired by Mazda’s MX-5 GT race programme, UK race specialists Jota Sport has come up with this one, which produces said 205 hp from its normally-aspirated 2.0 litre lump, still paired with car’s standard manual gearbox. The suspension has been uprated to improve handling and is adjustable for different track conditions, while aerodynamic assistance comes from a carbon front splitter, a rear diffuser and boot spoiler.
Elsewhere, the exhaust note has been enhanced with a sports exhaust system, replete with a central tailpipe. There are Recaro seats and a number of carbon enhancements to help reduce weight as well, and road slicks and body-coloured roll hoops behind the seats makes this one track-friendly.
The GT Concept will be showcased at Goodwood alongside the Jota Sport MX-5 GT4 for the event’s hillclimb. The latter, which is currently contesting the 2012 British GT Championship, is a veritable mule of a car, with specs including a 258 km/h top speed and a 0-100 km/h time of just three seconds.
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really 3 seconds?
this is awesome…
3 secs flat? power power!
3 secs is for the race-specced MX-5 which has been shaved down to 850kg (from 12** originally). Power has also been boosted up by more than 100hp to 275hp.
That sort of power with that little weight to push, not surprising.
With that said, there was a recent NC concept (which I think paultan missed) called the Yusho which comes supercharged and is good for 240hp.
3 seconds for a 2.0 N/A is really really fast.
Cool!
Mx-5 is light weight car, just 1,095 Kg only, sure it can 0-100 within 3 sec.
mx5 is a very well balance car. too bad is too expensive to own one in malaysia.
Even the Ariel Atom car that achieves that type of acceleration (0 – 60mph in 2.9s) weighs 612 kg and has 245 Bhp and a car weighing 850 kg can do what? 0 -60 in 3 sec?? Impossible or someone got the numbers wrong,… 612 kg against 850 kg is a big difference.
Honestly I think 205hp and 3+seconds to 100km/h is physically impossible assuming it is 800+kg. Still, mx5 is a one of the kind car. Love every minute driving mine!
Read it again properly bro. It is the green car (275hp) which is doing 3 secs. Was mentioned on miata.net sometime back.
It’s the Jota Sport MX5 GT4 that is doing 3sec la…..pls read properly…
3 secs when Usain Bolt is driving?
No. He’s gonna crash it again..