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METAL-TOP MX-5; Mazda plans folding hardtop model for 2006.(News)
Byline: JULIAN RENDELL
Mazda will launch a metal folding hardtop version of the MX-5 in September 2006, featuring a three-piece folding roof grafted onto the bodywork of Mazda's two-seat roadster.
Developed in-house by Mazda rather than by an outside coachworks, and likely to be badged MX-5 Hardtop, the new model is targeted at buyers of the growing numbers of coupe-convertible models.
The sales growth in that segment left MX-5 with a smaller share of the overall market compared with when the Miata was launched 15 years ago.
Apart from the new roof and its mechanism, the ...
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