New Mazda MX-5: all updates for Model Year 2022

Mazda MX-5: A new body color, a new interior upholstery tone and a more neutral set-up that ensures greater stability when cornering: here are all the new features of the 2022.

Mazda MX-5 Features

“A winning team does not change “: a proverb has never been more true when associated with a car like the beautiful Mazda MX-5 , a small Japanese sports car that for 2022 gets an additional package of updates that can make it more captivating at first glance … But even more effective when you start getting serious with the accelerator and brake.

Mazda MX-5

From an aesthetic point of view, the novelties can be limited to the Platinum Quartz Metallic body color (available for both the Spider and the RF version with sheet metal roof) and the dark blue hood combined with black leather interiors in the case of the ” open sky “. For both versions, however, a new color of the Terracotta Nappa leather upholstery is now also available.

Mazda MX-5

Moving on to the mechanics, the MY2022 of the MX-5 now introduces the new suspension package with Kinematic Posture Control (KPC) technology , which analyzes in real time the difference in speed between the left and right rear wheel trying to act as a real differential and, therefore, limiting the loss of grip on the one in support of the curve to be tackled.

This system also intervenes during journeys at high speed by generating a braking force on the internal rear wheel: the purpose is to keep the car adherent to the ground and is also achieved under braking by means of a special “anti-lifting” force. which always acts at the rear.

Finally, for the Japanese market, the new Mazda MX-5 2022 will be available in the special 990S version , which identifies the total weight of the car in running order: the impressive result of just 990 kg was achieved through alloy components. light, including (for example) the 16 ”rims from Rays or the Brembo braking system with self-ventilated discs.

The engine delivery specifications have also been revised (1.5 Liters with 132 horsepower or the more powerful 2.0 Liters with 184 HP), which certainly make it more responsive and fun during sporty driving.

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