The next Mazda MX-5 will run on gasoline

MX-5 fans — a.k.a. everybody alive — will be relieved to read this characterization of the NE-series MX-5, which the press expects in 2027. Mazda won’t comment on the timeline, but they will comment on rumors that it will be in some way an electric vehicle: It will not. They know full well that a Miata is no Miata if it isn’t lightweight, and they don’t believe that can be done with an electric powertrain. They do say this will be the last MX-5 to follow its current formula, but we don’t know what that means, really, and who knows how long this one will last?