8:32 am, October 22, 2013
MAZDA dealer Lodge Garage is now selling a spicier MX-5 sports car.
The dealership based in Aylesbury will now offer the Jota Mazda MX-5 GT – an edgier version of the sports car modified by Le Mans race specialists Jota.
Based on the Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe 2.0-litre Sport Tech, the Jota Mazda MX-5 GT develops 203bhp from a naturally aspirated 2.0-litre engine and is priced at £29,995.
With a 0-60mph time of just 6.4 seconds, the Jota Mazda MX-5 GT cuts a full 1.5 seconds off the standard car with minimal change to fuel consumption and hits a limited top speed of 140mph.
The car features uprated Bilstein dampened suspension, a rear carbon fibre diffuser, leather Recaro seats and will come in three colours, white pearl, true red and aluminium silver metallic, all with a brilliant black roof and anthracite alloy wheels.
Customers can further enhance their vehicles with the option of a carbon rear boot lip spoiler, a carbon front splitter and Jota’s road and track Ohlins suspension kit.
Following a year of development and testing Mazda handed over the project in its entirety to Jota in 2013 for the Le Mans specialist race team to take the car to market independently as a Jota Mazda MX-5 GT.
The vehicles will be hand-finished to order at Jota and available for sale through Jota and prominent Mazda dealer Lodge Garage. Service intervals are the same as a standard Mazda MX-5 and after sales support is available through out the Mazda dealer network.
