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Well the one I took a photo of is most certainly a Mazda MX-5 gearbox as fitted to the MX-5 sports car! The box fitted in the Three Wheeler is the same as can be seen by this photo 
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Thanks 
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Are we sure it's an "MX5 gearbox" and not an "MX 5-speed"?
I'm just curious, because on the threewheeler they write "MX 5-speed"?
Am I missing something?
Probably the 6th gear !!!!! 
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The MX5 has two gearboxes. One a 5 speed on the 1.8 car and the 2.0 ltr base model and the other a six speed on the 2.0ltr sport tech and the paddle shift automatic.
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So they use a new gearbox since the beginning of the year in the 4/4.
Do the gear ratios stay the same as last year's when I did the testdrive?
Especially 5th gear: Is it still "just an overdrive"?
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The 5th gear ratio is different. The ratio was 0.76:1 on the old box and as far as I can see from the attached figures...which relate to the Australian market MX-5 but probably the same as the European spec, they are different. Interesting that they also use a 4.1:1 final drive ratio on some models.  The top gear speeds per revs is interesting too. 
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Wow, that's some thorough information! Thanks! 
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