A hidden performance experiment from two decades ago reveals how close Mazda's lightweight icon came to changing forever ...
Adding 2.5 liters of six-cylinder motor beneath the hood presented some serious packaging and weight concerns.
Since the V6-powered MX-5 was built around 20 years ago, it looks like the third-generation MX-5 (AKA NC) could have likely received a six-cylinder under the hood if Mazda had gone with their original ...
Although it proved to be a dead end, Mazda's European arm briefly toyed with a V6-powered MX-5 two decades ago.