SEMA: Mazda MX-5 Speedster & Spyder to be introduced

Kuala Lumpur: Mazda MX-5, which is in its 4th generation issued a statement about revealing two all-new concepts for the 2015 SEMA show in Las Vegas in early November. With due consideration to the concept of a lightweight sports car to its most “extreme.”

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There are two different takes on the latest Mazda roadster-the MX-5 Spyder Concept and MX-5 Speedster Concept. Tipping the scales at 998 kg, the roadster is over 100 kg lighter than the 3rd generation (NC) model it replaces. The car is insignificantly bulkier in comparison to a Perodua Myvi, which weighs between 950 to 960 kg. According to Mazda designers, it perceived that their performance could have been better.

The Spyder concept pictured in the top half of the teaser photo is finished in a new color called Mercury Silver and is meant to evoke the look of a vintage roadster. Though the brown soft top is raised in the teaser, Mazda mentioned that the interior features a redone interior with “bespoke” leather accents, and both the cars will be significantly lighter than the standard MX-5.

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The MX-5 Speedster, on the contrary, pays homage to minimalist roadsters of the 1950s. As a result, it will embrace lightweight construction and the idea of "purpose-built performance." Mazda went on to say the car will have a Blue Ether exterior and a front "deflector" that replaces the traditional windscreen.

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The company also stated that it has partnered with after-market tuners like Rays Wheels, KW Suspensions, American Sunroof Corporation, Racing Beat, and more, so the Miata concepts are definitely going to boast plenty of new performance parts. It is expected that Mazda will feed more teasing images of both the concepts ahead of their official launch on 3 November at the Las Vegas show.

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