Mazda has launched the Targa top MX-5 RF in March this year. The discussion has been revolved around the addition of the hard top and its impact on performance vis-à-vis the soft top version of Miata.
Most experts, including Miata purists have conceded that Mazda has managed to jack up the style quotient further with their venture into making a coupe. The 4th MX-5 is itself a very sophisticated and elegant car and making improvements in the looks without effecting major design changes is commendable and bears witness to the high standards of Mazda engineering.
Another great characteristic of the MX-5 RF is that it will have the exact same amount of trunk space that the soft top model has. Usually, hard top convertible cars have less trunk space than their counterparts. Mazda has designed the MX-5 RF in a way that drivers won’t have to make that compromise.
It is also different from the MX-5 roadster coupe which had a hard roofed dropdown top. The new RF is a more conventional coupe which allows entry of air into the cabin occasionally. The Targa-style roof can be retracted up to a speed of 6 mph and the entire process is completed within 12 seconds flat. Now that is quick!
In order to fold the roof, you have to press the folding button under the AC vent and it would start retracting in 4 steps. First, the rear deck fins are raised temporarily and the 2 separate hardtop segments along with the C-pillar and the rear windows integrates into the rear deck and disappears out of sight. Soon after, the rear lid lowers and goes back to its original position. Mazda designers claimed at the New York Motor Show that maintaining the proper 50:50 balance with the rooftop from front to back was a challenge and they have overcame it beautifully. For more updates, contact us at Cardinale Mazda.
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