The Mazda MX-5 RFs Are Coming!

Mazda Motor Corporation started production of the 2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF retractable hardtop (known as Roadster RF in Japan) recently at the Ujina Plant No.1 near its global headquarters in Hiroshima. Production began with models bound for North American and European markets, where sales launches begin from early 2017. In Japan, the MX-5 RF will go on sale later this year.

JBasham Reader
10/7/16 3:26 p.m.

Just when I thought I was totally immune to new car envy.

noddaz GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/7/16 6:52 p.m.

Nice... I wonder if there will ever be a MX-5 coupe. (fixed roof)

chandlerGTi UberDork
10/7/16 6:59 p.m.

I got a card from Them last week, "do you want To be the first to own the new MX5 RF?" Or something like that, "no, not really!" said I.

NickD Dork
10/8/16 11:24 a.m.

I got asked at the end of the autocross season, if I was going to sell my C/SP Miata to go put a down payment on a Miata RF. Not an awful idea, but I'm averse to new car payments and OBDII

kanaric Dork
10/8/16 12:27 p.m.

$33-$35k miata doesn't really sell to me lol, but I guess i'm not the target audience. I would for sure take a rag top miata for $10k less but that wouldn't even be a club so no limited slip when a base FRS has everything. I think these cars are overall overpriced.

Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/8/16 5:53 p.m.

They're as cheap as they've ever been. How long does it take to put the top down and back up on the FRS? Actually, the non-Club cars have better suspension than the Clubs.

The RF starts at $31,555 by the way. That hasn't been released to the media yet, but Mazda announced it last week at the MRLS event. R&T was there, so they've carried the story already. I'm seriously considering an RF.

captdownshift GRM+ Memberand UberDork
10/8/16 6:58 p.m.

In reply to Keith Tanner:

I await an LSRFV8 feel free to use that as the tag number

TiggerWelder Reader
10/9/16 10:11 a.m.

Cant wait till these get into my price range on the used car market! By then my girls will be out of college, house paid off!

WildScotsRacing HalfDork
10/9/16 10:47 a.m.

In reply to Keith Tanner:

So, what IS the cheapest way to get the torsen diff with the RF?

Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/9/16 11:12 a.m.

That's the Club model. $31,555. There's no Sport version of the RF, you basically get to choose between Club and GT. The Launch Edition is a GT with a unique color combo.