Alfa Romeo production car based on the Mazda MX-5

Alfa Romeo production car based on the Mazda MX-5
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The partnership between the two automakers will give birth to a convertible 2 places with the same structure as the MX-5 Miata, but the higher price.

New sports car, tentatively called the Alfa Spider, which will be designed and engine with more expensive price than the new-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata, though sharing the same structure.

Interview sheet What Car? At the Moscow Motor Show 2012, Mazda's CEO Takashi Yamanouchi said the venture plans to manufacture small 2 roadster sample size rear-drive system is progressing.


Mazda MX-5 Miata current generation.
But the new Alfa Romeo and Mazda MX-5 Miata next generation will not be the same price or position to avoid the "chickens rock together". 2 expected to be present on the market in 2015.

Mazda's roadster will use the 1.3-liter turbo engine with about 200 horsepower with the same price level as the current model. And the roadster version of the Alfa Romeo will use the engine from the parent Fiat Group, with higher capacity and price. However, the two will be manufactured at the plant of Mazda in Japan.

Yamanouchi admits future affiliate Mazda and Fiat can continue "if successful roadster". In addition, the small partnership and share engine technology, SKYACTIV for Fiat and Twinair for Mazda, can also occur.