Wheels Australia — June 2017

ENGINE
Same 2.0-litre unit as
the road car, though
with a control racing
ECU. Six-speed ’box
also carried over.
Upgraded oil cooler,
radiator and racing
fluids ensure it can
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Multimatic DSSV coil-
overs with adjustable
bump and rebound.
Ride height and anti-
roll bar stiffness are
adjustable. Delivers
Cup car’s largest
character change.

CABIN

FIA-approved

rollcage, AiM Tech

digital dash and

detachable steering

wheel bring genuine

racing car drama.

Lower racing bucket

seat improves

system from US-spec

Club Edition MX-5,

with racing pads and

upgraded brake fluid.

Offer decent stopping

performance and

greater pedal feel.

SAFETY

Includes FIA-

approved rollcage,

five-point racing

harness, window

nets and fire-

extinguisher system.

slicks (215mm wide,

17-inch) deliver a

quantumleapingrip

that transforms the

Cupintoaracerwith

more grip than grunt.

Yokohama Advan

A050 R-Spec used in

the wet.

WEIGHT

Stripped out cabin

and lithium-ion

battery save kilos,

though rollcage

packs them back

on.Cupcaris25kg

lighter than the road

car; it hits the scales

exhaust by Kooks

Headers & Exhaust

ups the noise and

menace tenfold.

Rorty note intensifies

above 4000rpm as

the 2.0-litre rushes to

the6300rpmrevcut.

ANATOMY OF A RACER

copewiththe strains
of racing.

SUSPENSION
Cup uses two stage

driving position.

BRAKES

Beefier Brembo

TYRES

Sticky BFGoodrich

at 995kg.

EXHAUST

Stainless steel racing