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Mazda shows-off MX-5 Miata’s perfect weight balance [+video]

Mazda MX-5 Miata

Good engineering obeys the laws of physics. Great engineering defies them. In the latest video below, Mazda USA demonstrates how the new MX-5 Miata is perfectly balanced on each axle with 50:50 weight distribution.

In doing so, the engineering team in Mazda drove the MX-5 Miata onto a fulcrum and then leave it suspended in mid-air with no other force keeping it level.

It’s really rather cool, and another great way that Mazda is promoting its cars without making you feel like there’s a lot of marketing fluff around. The 1057kg roadster managed to achieve a perfect 50:50 balance, with a driver inside. That’s not easy, but possible.

Watch the video below to find out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RbmKDUfkjQ

Source: Mazda USA via Carscoop