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    Mazda MX-5 Superlight (NC) 2009

    Technical Specifications

    Body Type : Roadster Monocoque
    Seating capacity: 2

    External Dimensions:

    Overall length: 4,020 mm
    Overall width: 1,720 mm
    Overall height (unloaded): 1,110 mm
    Wheelbase: 2,330 mm
    Track (front/rear): 1,540/1,545 mm
    Ground clearance: 106 mm

    Engine: MZR 1.8-litre petrol
    Max. power: 126 PS (93 kW) at 6,500 rpm
    Max. torque: 167 Nm at 4,500 rpm
    Transmission: 5-speed manual
    Front/rear suspension: Double wishbone/Multi-link
    Damper (front/rear): Bilstein® monotube
    Tyre size: 205/45 R17
    Brake type (front/rear): Ventilated discs/Solid discs
    Brake diameter (front/rear): 300/280 mm
    Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8,9 s
    Fuel consumption (combined): 6,3 l/100km
    CO2 emissions (combined): 150 g/km
    Min. kerb weight (without driver): 995 kg
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    Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 'Stirling Moss' anyone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Man of Steel View Post
    Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 'Stirling Moss' anyone?
    Well it's a classic barchetta. Those two cars fit in the category.
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    Utterly pointless
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    I think you're missing the point...
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    five speed manual?
    weighs more and has less power than the first gen mx-5.. hm
    x2 on the pointless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clutch-monkey View Post
    five speed manual?
    weighs more and has less power than the first gen mx-5.. hm
    x2 on the pointless.
    Five speed manual because it's the gearbox mated to the 1.8 litre engine in the regular MX-5.

    Lightweight cars are good, but that's what the regular soft-top MX-5 should weight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    I think you're missing the point...
    OK, the point is publicity, but what Mazda shoes is a 1000 kg car differs from the production version in that it doesn't have a windscreen and that they have stripped the carpets on the interior (not the dash etc).

    If it was 600 kg it would be interesting. But it the actual fact is that it is heavier than an MR2, and the MR2 was introduced 5-10 years ago.

    They can do better than that....
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    995 kg? That's disgusting for something that calls itself lightweight. Surely they could have cut it down to (at most) 750 kg if they really tried.
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    Its a version of an inexpensive production car, it's not a lotus.
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