Mazda MX-5 Cup Pricing Update
- The best value in sports car racing just got better-
IRVINE, Calif. (August 30, 2016) – Mazda Motorsports today announced a number of product enhancements on the Mazda MX-5 Cup race car, which are reflected in a price adjustment for the next production run.
Effective September 7, 2016, the price for an MX-5 Global Cup race car will be $58,900, an 11.1-percent increase versus the remarkable $53,000 starting price of the first 108 units built. As a loyalty offer, any of the original 108 MX-5 Cup customers have through Friday, September 16, 2016 to purchase additional cars at the launch price.
This price is a reflection of the continuous improvements made between the first car, delivered in November of 2015, and the 100th car, to be delivered to the Monticello Motor Club later this week. MX-5 Cup race cars are purchased directly, and exclusively, from Long Road Racing, Mazda Motorsports’ development and production partner. The order process starts at www.MazdaMotorsports.com. The current lead-time from deposit to delivery is four to six weeks.
Mazda has delivered retrofit parts and service for the early build cars as-needed to ensure that every MX-5 Cup race car is maintained at the latest spec. The primary improvements have been as follows:
Motorsports-specific gearbox
Motorsports-specific engine brackets
Differential bushing inserts
Addition of fuel pump-out kit per customer request
ECU hardware and software updates
John Doonan, director of motorsports, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), said, “When we launched the new MX-5 Cup racecar, our goal was to provide the best value in sports car racing. We believe we have done that,†he said. “With more than 100 orders to date, many others obviously agree.
“An old adage is that racing improves the breed, and in just the first few months of racing, we have made a few significant upgrades to ensure that the car remains a great value for many years to come. To minimize the need for mid-season rebuilds, we have switched to a motorsports-specific gearbox. While it uses many of the stock components, it is a track-only part. Likewise we have redesigned the engine brackets to better withstand the constant high-speed pounding that is beyond anything seen on the road. The bottom line, is that this car is even better than it was just a few months earlier and we expect to see even more of them on tracks around the world in the years to come.†-