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AUTOS: Mazda Unveils Miata Racecar
The track-ready, 320-horsepower roadster is designed to compete in GT and GT4 racing events.
The Mazda Miata MX-5 GT4 churns 320 turbocharged horsepower, but it's confined to the track. (Photo: Mazda)
Ever since the first Mazda MX-5 Miata hit the streets in 1989, some people have wanted a little more power.
With each new generation, Mazda has duly obliged to the point where the current model has a 2-liter engine with 167-horsepower, more than 50 horses over the original car.
Even then, this isn't enough for some. That's where the Mazda MX-5 GT4 comes in.
With 320 horsepower from its turbocharged version of the 2-liter MZR engine found in the regular car, there's plenty to keep speed freaks happy. As should the low 2,204-pound curb weight, courtesy of liberal splashings of carbon fiber and a stripped-out interior.
It gets better. There's an FIA-spec roll cage, a carbon-fiber diffuser, a racing bucket seat and even a six-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shifters.
If you're thinking that sounds like the spec of a race car, you're unfortunately right. This is no road car, and Mazda is selling it so that racers can rival Aston Martins and Lotus cars in GT and GT4-spec championships.
The car is built by UK-based Jota Sport and is fully homologated for GT4 racing. An earlier development of the car has been competing successfully in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, hence the decision to offer it to racing customers.
And though a powerful, race-spec MX-5 is a dream drive for many gearheads, the $197,000 purchase price will rule it out for all but seasoned racers.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
With each new generation, Mazda has duly obliged to the point where the current model has a 2-liter engine with 167-horsepower, more than 50 horses over the original car.
Even then, this isn't enough for some. That's where the Mazda MX-5 GT4 comes in.
With 320 horsepower from its turbocharged version of the 2-liter MZR engine found in the regular car, there's plenty to keep speed freaks happy. As should the low 2,204-pound curb weight, courtesy of liberal splashings of carbon fiber and a stripped-out interior.
It gets better. There's an FIA-spec roll cage, a carbon-fiber diffuser, a racing bucket seat and even a six-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shifters.
If you're thinking that sounds like the spec of a race car, you're unfortunately right. This is no road car, and Mazda is selling it so that racers can rival Aston Martins and Lotus cars in GT and GT4-spec championships.
The car is built by UK-based Jota Sport and is fully homologated for GT4 racing. An earlier development of the car has been competing successfully in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, hence the decision to offer it to racing customers.
And though a powerful, race-spec MX-5 is a dream drive for many gearheads, the $197,000 purchase price will rule it out for all but seasoned racers.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
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