Patent documents show that Mazda is working on an electric-vehicle setup — and one of the drawings is suspiciously Miata-looking.
So I am asking you — is the idea of an electric or hybrid Mazda Miata sacrilegious?
To me, it kind of is. I am far from being anti-EV, but I believe that as long as the internal combustion engine exists, it should be the motivator of choice for certain models. The Miata is one of those models.
I also have concerns that a hybrid or EV Miata might weigh too much, even though the patent docs specifically address that issue.
But I’m being an old fuddy-duddy. An old man wailing against the clouds, a la Grandpa Simpson. Maybe an EV or hybrid Miata would be a hoot to drive and not overweight.
What say you?
Sound off below.
[Image: Mazda]
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