Latest reports coming from the Japanese manufacturer lean towards the inception of a Mazda 2 MPS to jointhe Mazda lineup.

Mazda 2 MPS

Still just a thought in the heads of the engineers, Mazda seems keen to keep the Mazda 2 relevant over the course of its life cycle and a new model to spice up the range could do just that. A Mazda 2 MPS would aspire to kick it in the big leagues with the likes of the Ford Fiesta ST, Renault Clio RS and VW Polo GTI, not with the smaller spicy hatches such as Suzuki’s Swift Sport and the Chev Sonic RS.

To get to that level of hot hatchiness, Mazda would need to fettle with the chassis and suspension workings of the Mazda 2, as well as sourcing an engine from something else. The soon to be launched Mazda MX5could havethe answer in a small capacity turbo. Details are scarce on that too and we’ll have to wait until 4 September 2014 to get final details on the MX5.

*Mazda 2 sketch pictured