Mazda MX-5 and 1.6 SKYACTIV engine

Lately collaboration between to automotive companies re-exited. In global market, there was Toyota and Subaru or Toyobaru that collaboration to creating a sport entry level car, they called it Toyota 86 or Subaru BRZ.

This time Mazda will cooperate with other car manufacture from Italy, Alfa Romeo. They want to development MX-5 Miata and Alfa Romeo Spyder.

Rumor said that Marzda is preparing a diesel engine for MX-5 Miata. But the latest model from Miata will get 1.6 lt SKYACIV engine with high compression and holding power to 130 HP. Meanwhile Alfa Romeo Spyder will adopt 1.4 lt engine with turbocharger.

There's no available information about the type of transmission in that two cars. But, these two cars might will available in two option transmission, Six speed manual transmission, or automatic with Paddle-shift system.

The collaboration between Mazda and Alfa Romeo will use light material and using different engine.