Rendering: Mazda MX-5 folding hardtop

In November, we reported that the next Mazda MX-5 would get a folding hardtop roof as an optional feature over the standard canvas top. According to an AutoWeek report at the time, the improved roof would add $2,000 to $3,000 to the MX-5's sticker price. This week, Germany's AutoBild magazine published an artist's rendering of the new MX-5 hardtop. The accompanying report indicates that the car will debut at the British Motor Show in July (20th-31st). Previous reports had indicated the car would not arrive until the Paris Motor Show in September. Also expected at the British show is the new Land Rover LR2 (Freelander) and the Jaguar XKR.