Mazda MX-5 2024: Australian release date and price confirmed for updated Toyota GR86 rival

Mazda Australia has launched a suite of updates for its MX-5 sports actions vehicle which will peek it debut unique expertise, mechanical upgrades and refined styling tweaks.

Prices are moreover location to prolong by higher than $2000 all the blueprint in which through your entire fluctuate in what is the most substantive update for the most modern fourth-generation convertible.

The ‘ND’ generation of the sports actions vehicle has been on sale in Australia since 2015, rivaling the likes of diverse affordable efficiency vehicles powered by their rear wheels along side the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86, each of which comprise moreover considered indispensable updates for 2024.

This spherical of changes follows final year’s model update which saw the sports actions vehicle carry out revised suspension expertise, or what Mazda calls ‘Kinematic Posture Protect a watch on’.

New mechanical upgrades

Headlining the changes to the unique vehicle is a brand unique Dynamic Steadiness Protect a watch on mode for circuit riding which Mazda is asking ‘DSC Computer screen’. Mazda says the motive force-focused system will only interfere ‘when in a unsafe walk that the motive force is unable to manipulate’.

Patrons will must desire the manual-only top-spec GT RS grade in expose to carry out bag admission to to the unique feature, which moreover advantages from Brembo front brakes and a front strut bar.

Furthermore minute to manual items are tweaks to accelerator pedal response and a brand unique Asymmetric Restricted Lunge Differential which Mazda says will prolong stability when cornering.

The MX-5’s  electrical steering system is moreover stated to had been ‘modified for more nimble and proper operability’, no topic model grade or transmission possibility.

Via what’s powering the rear wheel drive vehicle, the most modern 2.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol inline-four cylinder engine which turned into final updated in 2018 will remain as the very best likely possibility after the 1.5-litre turned into axed in Australia final year. Outputs are unchanged at 135kW and 205Nm, however Mazda says that engine sound is now drawn straight away into the inner from the engine.

Interestingly, the refreshed line-up will moreover peek the uncommon deletion of an computerized possibility for the entry-stage Roadster and RF grades which are each now manual only.

Bigger 8.8-slide touchscreen now new

The MX-5’s most modern 7.0-slide contact video computer screen will be replaced with a brand unique increased 8.8-slide gift video computer screen moreover the auto-maker’s most modern ‘Mazda Join system’.

It’s moreover stated to be the predominant Mazda in Australia to toughen a Connected Services functionality which connects the vehicle to emergency services and products in the match of an accident and moreover enables for vehicle repute to be checked by a smartphone app.

Inaugurate air of technological updates, a brand unique Nappa leather-primarily primarily based interior possibility will be accessible on the RF GT in combination with a unlit convertible roof.

New LED headlights and wheels

MX-5 trainspotters will moreover be in a scrape to leer updated styling for the sports actions vehicle with unique LED signatures for the headlights and tail lights.

There are moreover newly designed 17-slide alloy wheels to total the update moreover a brand unique color, Aero Gray Steel, accessible as a no-tag possibility.

When will the unique MX-5 be released?

The updated MX-5 will be on sale in the community from the predominant quarter of 2024, with Mazda Connected Services accessible in the predominant half of of next year.

It’s moreover unclear what the most modern update would possibly perchance possibly perchance suggest for timing of a brand unique-generation MX-5 with the most most modern rumours speculating that the subsequent model generation would possibly perchance possibly perchance comprise some stage of hybridisation.

Mazda MX-5 2024: costs in Australia

All costs listed are sooner than on-avenue costs.

• Roadster manual: $41,370 (up $2310)
• Roadster GT manual: $Forty eight,490 (up $3220)
• Roadster GT computerized: $49,990 (up $2300)
• Roadster GT RS manual: $51,490 (up $2800)
• RF manual: $46,100 (up $2730)
• RF GT manual: $52,990 (up $3220)
• RF GT computerized: $54,490 (up $2720)
• RF GT computerized with unlit roof and tan leather-primarily primarily based: $55,510 (up $2720)
• RF GT RS manual: $55,990 (up $3220)