The next generation Miata is due out this year as a 2006 model. The excitement is palpable over on the Miata.net forums. There is even a whole section dedicated to the not yet released model where every rumor and speculation is discussed ad nauseam. It is filled with topics such as:
- “we are shooting for 180 hp”
- Stiring the pot, solstice
- Let’s talk about the interior
- New prototype pics Now up to 15 pages
- Geneva Auto Show (Updated web-site)
- Motor Trend News
- August?
- When to expect first magazine road test?
I have been keeping track of them even though I won’t be buying my next Miata until 2010. Heavily disguised prototype pictures surfaced in September. At least one person has seen the real deal, he works for Mazda, and another swears he saw a camouflaged one near Mazda’s HQ in Irvine, CA. There have been innumerable renditions floated from all sorts of magazines which always create a stir. The latest ones to pop up I hope are incorrect as I don’t like their look. Of course just as many like it as dislike it, so who knows. Here is my favorite so far:
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 15
This particular picture slightly resembles the Honda S2000. (I like it). And here comes the worst part! I am not opposed to a power roof!
It reminds me of a Z4 without the Banglized sides.