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GEN-FOUR MAZDA MX-5: It takes a totally new direction in styling from its honourable ancestors.
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WHEN we drove the all-new Mazda MX-5 in August this year we were delighted in its general dynamics but felt it needed a little more grunt under the bonnet. It was no secret that the 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine we sampled three months back was going to be joined by a 2.0-litre unit. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here and raises the stakes VLJQL² FDQWO\ ZLWK N: RI SRZHU DQG 200 Nm of torque. (The Mazda MX-5 OLWUH KDV D UHODWLYHO\ PRGHVW N: and 150 Nm.) Engine performance is everything you would expect from its 33 per cent greater capacity. The MX-5 is still not a turbocharged hot-
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