2011 Mazda MX-5 GT Reviews by Jota Sport.The Mazda is set to compete Porsche,Lotus, Aston Martin and BMW on the race track. So, Mazda has realeased this vehicle, this is
2011 Mazda MX-5 GT. With 850kg, the Mazda MX-5 GT race car will accelerate from 0-to-60mph in just 3 seconds and hit a top speed of 160mph. The build of the car has been an engineering challenge to get the weight as low as possible using Mazda’s gram strategy as the inspiration. Jota Sport examined every nut and bolt to reduce component weight and then match the power to the weight to give the lightest and most powerful MX-5 ever built.
Weight saving strategies such as, the removal of interior components, reducing component weight and dipping the shell in acid lost 15kg from the MX-5 race car.
2011 Mazda MX-5 GT on Auto Europe Car side
2011 Mazda MX-5 GT on Auto Europe Car interior
2011 Mazda MX-5 GT on Auto Europe Car back
The completed
2011 Mazda MX-5 GT features a modified Mazda engine to produce 275bhp, a six speed sequential paddle shift gearbox, carbon doors and Polycarbonate windows. On the exterior, the 2011 Mazda MX-5 GT boasts a Spirited Green metallic body colour – a first on the MX-5 for Mazda UK – complimented by Jota Sport corporate coloured liveries in orange and grey.Mazda is renowned for challenging conventions so the motivation to develop a MX-5 GT car comes naturally. The first race is a three hour endurance race at Silverstone next weekend, Saturday 26 March 2011, starting at 3.00pm.
“The MX-5 production race car’s modest power output, bullet proof reliability and nimble handling demonstrated last year how the MX-5 can be competitive against some of the purpose-built Lotus, VW and BMW race cars. With a higher power output combined with the durability, reliability and handling attributes that the MX-5 is renowned for; the
2011 Mazda MX-5 GT race car will be strong contender against the more powerful race cars in its class,” comments Graeme Fudge, PR Director, Mazda UK.
