Mazda's third-generation MX-5 Miata might still be a spry little droptop, but it's getting up there in age. Introduced back in mid-2005 as a 2006 model, the Miata is up for a redesign for 2013. We've already reported that its curb weight will shrink by as much as 720 lbs. thanks to Mazda's Skyactiv weight-savings techniques (described in detail earlier today).
The drawing was released to Tokyo's Patent Office, but it was intercepted by Japan's Holiday Auto magazine.
Look for the next-generation Miata to bow in concept car form as early as next Spring before a production model debuts at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in about a year and a half.
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