There's A New Official Hard Top For The ND Mazda MX-5, But It's Not For Road Cars
Want an official Mazda hardtop for your ND MX-5? Tough luck, as the chances are this isn’t it.
As you probably gathered from the car it’s sitting on, this posh new roof is intended for use on MX-5 Global Cup racing cars. As such, it’ll only be sold through Mazda Motorsports to existing Global Cup owners, for a price of $4420.
It’s aimed at those wanting to compete in series with regulations that require a hardtop, and as a bonus, it looks jolly nice sat atop the latest MX-5.
David Cook, business development manager of Mazda Motorsports, had this to say about the new option:
“While our first year was spent concentrating on the successful launch of the MX-5 Cup car in our Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires, we knew that was just one arena for customers. Now with an available hardtop, Mazda racers can compete in SCCA and NASA Club Racing and in the Pirelli World Challenge TCA class.”
As for those of us sticking to the road, we’ll have to remain content with the RF as our sole non-fabric-roof MX-5.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Can someone explain to me the appeal of a hardtop?
Winter, can be a [female dog]
Eh, probably for those of us who bought our Mx5s as one of the sole lightweight, great handling, funto drive, and most importantly cheap, cars on the market. But don’t really care for top down motoring.
I live in the north of Scotland, my hardtop was probably the best modification I made to my NB Mx5. In fact the whole soft top assembly is now out of the car and sitting in my shed, saving a whole 20kg or so :D
I’ll stick to my ND hardtop. At least I dont have to be a GC racer to drive it
i may sound stupid but what’s a hardtop?
Pretty much a car that doesn’t have a convertible top
a hardtop is a convertible roof that is made out of metal or plastic rather than canvas, a car without a convertible top (what mr.slowly said) is a fixed head.
LOL, people are going to sell these and people WILL put them on street cars, just look at Toyota AE86s with Formula Atlantic engines XD