Overview
The Mazda MX-5 is the third generation of the Mazda MX-5 manufactured from 2005 to 2015. At its introduction in 2005, it won the Car of the Year Japan Award and made Car and Driver's 10Best list from 2006 to 2013.
The NC is the first MX-5 generation to offer a retractable hardtop variant, with its roof able to fold or deploy in 12 seconds without reducing trunk space.
The NC featured exterior styling by Yasushi Nakamuta sharing no components with the NB, except for the fender-mounted turn signal lights on non-U. S. models, and rear differential internals. The chief designer of this model generation was Moray Callum. The 2003 Mazda Ibuki concept served as a preview of the new model. The suspension changed from a four-wheel double wishbone setup to a front wishbone/rear multilink setup, shared with the Mazda RX-8. NC models featured traction control and stability control. According to Car and Driver, the NC has a skidpad number of 0. 90g....
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