News vom gerade abgehaltenen Karuizawa-Meeting 2023, bei dem die Entwicklungsingenieure traditionell ein Q&A-Meeting zur Zukunft des MX-5 durchführen. Im vorletzten Jahr wurden dort von Chief Examiner Shigeki Saito die Sonderspezifikation „990S“ und das KPC erstmals vorgestellt. https://driver-web.jp/articles/detail/40235
in diesem Jahr ging es um das bisher größte Update des ND im Herbst 2023, das MZD Connect, Auslaufen des Bestsellers 990S aufgrund von Teilelektrifizierung, regulatorischen Vorschriften, etc. Hier die Übersetzung des Artikels ins Englische…
[At the Mazda Roadster Karuizawa Meeting 2023 held on May 28, 2023, chief inspector Shigeki Saito reported that he loved the special edition car "Roadster 990S (body color: Zircon Sand Metallic)". At the same time, it was announced that the 990S will be discontinued with product improvements in the fall of 2023.
Based on the S grade, the 990S uses RAYS forged 16-inch aluminum wheels to reduce weight (vehicle weight: 990 kg), and has special settings for suspension and engine control. It was originally planned to be on sale for about a year, but it was postponed due to strong sales. In the future, it will be difficult to introduce a model that is extremely lightweight like the 990S, considering compliance with regulations and electrification.
In addition, Chief Examiner Saito also mentioned product improvements that will take place in the fall of 2023. “We are currently trying to improve the product with the greatest effort among the product improvements that we have made so far for the current ND. We will not change the design. I guess." He gave me a hint. It may be differentiated by changing the color of the details.
Also he announced improvements to the Mazda Connect Display. However, if the size of the display is simply increased, it will overlap with the deployment area of the airbag, so while maintaining the size, it is said that the screen will be substantially expanded by adopting a display that has almost no edges like a smartphone. "The moment you get on the car, the display is beautiful, so I hope you will look forward to it (Saito)."
In response to a question from a visitor whether a 2L model will also appear in the soft-top model, the chief examiner replied, "It won't come out right away, but it's under development." The ND released in May 2015 is approaching the end of the model, but it seems that it will continue to refresh."]
In Verbindung mit den aktuellen Fotos sollten damit die meisten Themen abgehakt sein… auch wenn einige hier das immer noch nicht schlucken werden, bevor sie denn nicht von einem ge-facelifteten ND überfahren worden sind 
Für den in Japan maßgeblichen G132 heißt das mMn:
- Neues Infotainment mit aktueller MZD-Connect Generation inkl. (beinahe) rahmenlosem Display in nur unwesentlich größerer Gesamtbreite
- Rahmenloser Innenspiegel
- mehr Sicherheitsfeatures gemäß der Vorschriften des jeweiligen Marktes
- 24V Hybrid Technik analog dem 1.5L-Motor des Mazda 2 mit dementsprechender Gewichtszunahme
- Neue Leuchtgrafiken/TFL vorne und hinten gemäß der aktuellen Fotos
- Keine Eingriffe ins Blechkleid