马自达在纽约车展发布了MX-5 Retractable Fastback (RF)。作为上一代MX-5 PRHT的后继车型，新车采用了与保时捷911 Targa相同的折叠硬顶。可以在车速10公里以下时通过一个按键自动开启或关闭，硬顶折叠收纳后，RF储物容积与MX-5普通敞篷版一样。除了采用新的折叠硬顶外，该车还提供了专门为这款车开发的新的“机械灰”三层涂装，可以使车身外观显得更具档次。该车动力系统为SKYACTIV-G 1.5和SKYACTIV-G 2.0汽油引擎，不过美版车只提供2.0版本。与引擎搭配的是六速手动变速器，也可选装六速自动变速器。MX-5 RF将作为2017款车型上市，售价将在临近上市时公布。

 

Mazda MX-5 RF arrives in New York with retractable hardtop

Mazda has unveiled the MX-5 Retractable Fastback (RF) on the dawn of the 2016 New York International Auto Show. 

 

Unlike the previous-generation MX-5 PRHT, its successor adopts a targa configuration in the same vein as the much more expensive Porsche 911 Targa. Along with the different roof folding mechanism, the car has received a different name as Mazda will sell this MX-5 version with the “RF” suffix to point out we are dealing with a “retractable fastback.” 

 

While on the regular MX-5 Roadster you have to manually pull up or down the fabric roof, on this new RF version you just have to press a button and let the top automatically open or close. This can be done at speeds of up to 6.2 mph (10 kph) and when the hard top is stowed, the MX-5 RF still manages to offer the same cargo capacity as the Roadster. 

 

Aside from receiving a new roof, the MX-5 RF also welcomes a new three-coat paint called “Machine Grey” developed specifically for this version and billed as being a “premium color.” 

 

Power will be provided by the same SKYACTIV-G 1.5 and SKYACTIV-G 2.0 gasoline engines, but in United States it will be available only with the larger unit. These two engines will work with a standard six-speed manual gearbox and an optional six-speed automatic. 

 

Debuting today at the New York Auto Show, the Mazda MX-5 RF is scheduled to go on sale as a 2017 model year and pricing will be announced closer to the car's launch.