In another very clear sign the end of the world is nigh, Mazda has filed a patent for an electric Mazda MX-5 it appears. It's devastating news for anybody who appreciates the perfection that is the MX-5 or indeed anybody who appreciates life at all.
With many European brands feeling the sting of slowing electric car sales expansion and intense competition from China, Japan is doing things differently. Mazda is no stranger to thinking outside the box and at this month’s Tokyo Auto Salon car show, boss Masahiro Moro declared Mazda “will not give up on [combustion] engines," according to a report from BestCar.
It’s been a while since Australian enthusiasts had anything new to get excited about from the Mazda brand, but a couple of glimpses into the near future of Mazda shows the sports car isn’t a thing of the past.