Mazda MX-5 (ND) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Mazda |
Model code | ND |
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Production | March 2015–present |
Model years | 2016–present (North America) |
Assembly | Japan: Hiroshima (Hiroshima Plant) |
Designer | Masashi Nakayama (2012)[1] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
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Layout | Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Platform | Skyactiv-R[2][better source needed] |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,310 mm (90.9 in)[4] |
Length | 3,915 mm (154.1 in) |
Width | 1,730 mm (68.1 in) |
Height | 1,235 mm (48.6 in) |
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Chronology | |
Predecessor | Mazda MX-5 (NC) |
The fourth-generation Mazda MX-5, model code ND, is the current generation of the Mazda MX-5 roadster. The car has been manufactured in Mazda's Hiroshima plant since March 4, 2015.[7]
Mazda officially unveiled the car on September 3, 2014, in the United States and Spain, and on September 4, 2014, in Japan.[8][9] It was presented at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in October that year, and at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The vehicle was released in the third quarter of 2015. In the US, the list price of the MX-5 was between $24,915 and $30,065.[10] On March 24, 2016, the MX-5 was awarded World Car of the Year (WCOTY) and the World Car Design of the Year at the New York International Auto Show, being the second Mazda to win WCOTY following the Mazda2 in 2008.[11]