Mazda to Debut Two Extreme Lightweight MX-5 Miata Concepts at SEMA (PRNewsFoto/Mazda North American Operations)
The fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 emphasises the concept of a lightweight sports car. Tipping the scales at 998 kg, the roadster is over 100 kg lighter than the third-generation (NC) model it replaces. For comparisons sake, the car is only marginally heavier than a Perodua Myvi, which weighs between 950 to 960 kg.
Nonetheless, Mazda designers feel they can do better, so for this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas, they will be bringing the concept of a lightweight sports car to its most “extreme.” What they’ve cooked up are two different takes on the latest Mazda roadster – the MX-5 Spyder Concept and MX-5 Speedster Concept.
The teaser image released to accompany the announcement features a half-and-half of both concepts stitched together in the middle. Mazda say that both cars will be significantly lighter than the standard MX-5 in the United States, with aftermarket parts and fabrication from various partners.
The MX-5 Spyder encapsulates the “character of a vintage roadster and translates it into a modern-day design.” The car will receive a bespoke leather interior with details that are “painstakingly” crafted, and finished in a new Mercury Silver concept body paint.
The Blue Ether MX-5 Speedster on the other hand, focuses on extreme lightweight, purpose-built performance, drawing inspiration from the minimalist roadsters of the 1950s. The lightweight initiative includes replacing the traditional windshield for a smaller, and lighter, wind deflector.
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