Mazda answers our prayers - next MX5 to go superlight

It looks like Mazda is intent on going back to the future with the next generation of MX5. Word on the automotive rumour mill is that the manufacturer is shooting for a kerbweight of just 800kg.

To put that into context, the current MX5 tips the scales at an already slender 1075kg, and a stripped-out special like a Caterham Seven weighs around 500kg.