Weekend News Round-up: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Reviews, Lane-Splitting is Safer and Aston Martin Going Electric

Monday, June 1, 2015

Weekend News Round-up: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Reviews, Lane-Splitting is Safer and Aston Martin Going Electric

Surprise! TTAC didn't have a single writer at the Mazda MX-5 media preview. Instead, here's a few different reviews of Japan's favorite roadster from other outlets and a run-down of what you may have missed over the weekend.

MIATA! MIATA! MIATA!

2016 Mazda MX-5 Review (AutoGuide)
"A smaller Miata is a better Miata."

2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata 2.0L First Drive (AutoBlog)
"Championing the roadster revolution."

First Drive: 2016 Mazda Miata (The Detroit Bureau)
"Forward into the past."

The 2016 Mazda Miata Is Undeniably Fantastic (Jalopnik)
"This car rocks." Travis says a longer review will be available later this morning.

2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Tested! (Car & Driver)
"The Meta Miata."

NOT MIATA! NOT MIATA! NOT MIATA!

Lane-splitting for motorcycles is safe, says landmark Berkeley study (LA Times)
Bottom line: riders who lane-split are safer overall and accidents involving lane-splitting are less likely to cause serious injury than other motorcycle accidents. California is on the cusp of making lane-splitting legal.

Revisiting The Cars Of May (Speedhunters)
"With the sixth month of the year now upon us, it's time to take a look back at the feature cars of May 2015."

Aston Martin plots future hybrid models (Autocar)
Another builder of sporting GT cars is planning a drive down Electric Avenue. Aston Martin could also see its lineup expand to seven separate models.

Nissan rules out Navara-based SUV… for now (GoAuto.com.au)
Nissan Australia won't be sourcing a truck-based SUV to go head-to-head with the Ford Everest, Toyota Fortuner and Holden Colorado 7. Australia also won't get the new Murano even though it's selling like hotcakes elsewhere.

Challenge Won: We Do 11 Seconds in the Dodge Charger Hellcat (Cars.com)
"We set out to see how close we could get to 11.0 seconds with a factory-fresh 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and drag strip rental of Byron Dragway in Byron, Ill."