Is there a new small engine in the MX-5?

Hello! I find the current MX-5 with the 1.8l engine really very interesting; however, the – for this performance – heavy consumption (yes, it is a fun car, consumption doesn’t matter, buy you a 3l-lupo, greenhouse effect I like, I save myself the sun studio and the winter tires, blablabla …). This can be better the competition (see Mini Cooper; bigger front surface, only a little lower power (120 hp), also revolving, 5.8 l SP, at Super halt a little more). Improvement in sight? The consumption values seem rather weak (7.3l Super). I’m going to cover Matthias now.