The Mazda Roadster Touring Car is a race car produced by Mazda, based on the Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA Special Package) '89. It appears in Gran Turismo 5 (as part of the Racing Car Pack DLC), Gran Turismo 6, Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.41), and Gran Turismo 7.
Colors[]
In Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6, there is only one available color for this car:
- Dark Green/White
In Gran Turismo Sport and Gran Turismo 7, seven colors are available for this car:
- White/Black (#55)
- Silver/Black (#7)
- Black/Silver (#31)
- Dark Green/Yellow (#1)
- Blue/White (#5)
- Red/White (#56)
- Yellow/Black (#88)
Description[]
*The Eunos Roadster was sold as the Mazda MX-5/Miata in the Europe/US.
This is an original tuned model created by Gran Turismo, based on the Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA Special Package) (1989).
The following is the description of the base model.
The Eunos Roadster captured the imagination of the world as soon as it made its appearance in September 1989. We know it better as the Miata, and it revived the category of the lightweight convertible sports cars, bringing the classic genre back into limelight. With a light and compact body, rear-wheel-drive and a simple-yet-straightforward 1.6-liter DOHC inline-4, the Roadster was as fun to drive as it was good looking. It came powered by the 1.6-liter Type B6-ZE that produced 118 HP and 101.2 ft-lb of torque. The suspension system consisted of double wishbones at all four corners, while the brakes were discs at both front and rear.
Mazda wanted to make sure that its new creation acted like part of the driver's body, going wherever the driver wanted in an effortless way. Thus, the phrase "rider, horse, one body" was adopted as its guiding principle.
In August 1993, a new engine, the 1.8L DOHC Type BP-ZE, was placed under the hood, with output increased to 128 HP and 115.7 ft-lb of torque. The next round of changes came in August 1995 when the final gear ratio and flywheel were modified, thus creating the 1800 Series II. Mazda produced 531,890 units through the end of 1997, setting a world record for production of a 2-passenger open vehicle, a fact recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo 5 (  v2.00+) |
Mazda Dealership[1] (DLC) |
167,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 6 | Mazda Dealership | 167,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo Sport ( v1.41+) |
Mazda Brand Central | 80,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 7 | Mazda Brand Central | 90,000 | --- |
Customization[]
Engine Swaps (GT7)[]
| Engine | Price | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| R26B-787B | 1,750,000[2] | v1.52 | Racing engine swap; increases fuel economy. |
Trivia[]
- Despite being a race car in the PS3-era games, it is treated as a road car in Sport, likely due to being a track day car that cannot reach Gr.4-level performances.
- A similar situation also occurred with the Toyota S-FR Racing Concept '16. In GT7, both cars were tagged as "Professionally Tuned", hence the reason both are treated as N-class cars in GT Sport.
- The addition of this car in GT Sport as an N-class car could be thought as a replacement for a scrapped N200 Mazda Roadster S '15 variant that was shown in early screenshots and at the Copper Box launch event.
- In Gran Turismo Sport and Gran Turismo 7, some color variations resemble the racing modification color schemes of various NA Roadsters in the PlayStation era games.
- In Gran Turismo Sport and Gran Turismo 7, the car uses RAYS 57XX wheels by default.
- However, the car's default wheel lacks tessellation.
- In GT7, unlike the Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EK) Touring Car, despite its base model being a 1989 vehicle, it is available for purchase in Brand Central instead of being only being available on the Used Car Dealership exclusively. This is because it never had a defined model year; this means that it is ineligible for model year-restricted events, such as the Neo-Classic Competition.
