QOTD: Is An Electric Mazda Miata Sacrilege?

Patent documents show that Mazda is working on an electric-vehicle setup -- and one of the drawings is suspiciously Miata-looking.

So I am asking you -- is the idea of an electric or hybrid Mazda Miata sacrilegious?

To me, it kind of is. I am far from being anti-EV, but I believe that as long as the internal combustion engine exists, it should be the motivator of choice for certain models. The Miata is one of those models.

I also have concerns that a hybrid or EV Miata might weigh too much, even though the patent docs specifically address that issue.

But I'm being an old fuddy-duddy. An old man wailing against the clouds, a la Grandpa Simpson. Maybe an EV or hybrid Miata would be a hoot to drive and not overweight.

What say you?

Sound off below.

[Image: Mazda]

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