LAS VEGAS: Mazda revealed two design concepts at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, based on its all-new 2016 MX-5 Miata — MX-5 Spyder and MX-5 Speedster — demonstrating two vastly different takes on lightweight, open-air performance.
“Both MX-5 Spyder and MX-5 Speedster are uncompromising designs that highlight the core strengths of MX-5,” said Ken Saward, design manager, Mazda North American Operations.
MX-5 Spyder is a sophisticated interpretation of the classic vintage roadster.
Its bikini top was developed by ASC – American Sunroof Corp with the fabric supplied by Haartz.
Other highlights include its specially formulated Mercury Silver paint color, carbon fiber aero kit, grille intake and body toneau cover and lightweight Yokohama ADVAN Racing RS II 17-inch wheels.
Its interior is adorned in Spinneybeck “PRIMA” natural leather, lending a sense of vintage motoring from behind the wheel.
As for the MX-5 Speedster, it pares the roadster back to the essentials for an unadulterated, wind-in-the-hair driving experience, evocative of the open-top sports cars of the 1950s — even going to far as to eschew a windshield for a deflector.
In the same vein, the Speedster has custom 16-inch RAYS Extreme Gram Lights wheels, benefitting MX-5 with less unsprung weight.
MX-5 Speedster finished in a new concept color called Blue Ether.
Other details on MX-5 Speedster include an adjustable coilover suspension, which lowers it by 30mm compared with the production-car specifications, a Racing Beat center-mount exhaust, an interior retrimmed in Alcantara, carbon fiber Mu-Len Delta seats created exclusively for MX-5 and carbon fiber doors.
In all, the lighter-weight materials have helped contribute to a weight loss of more than 113kg, with MX-5 Speedster weighing 943kg.
MX-5 Spyder
Engine: SKYACTIV-G 2.0L DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder with VVT
Wheels: Custom Yokohama ADVAN Racing RS II 17 x 8 (42mm offset)
Brakes: Front Brembo four-piston calipers with vented rotors
Tyres: Yokohama ADVAN A048 225/45/17
Shocks Springs: Adjustable coil-overs
Weight: 1043kg
Exterior Color: Mercury Silver
Interior: Seats, doors, trimmed in Spinneybeck “PRIMA” natural leather
MX-5 Speedster
Engine: SKYACTIV-G 2.0L DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder with VVT
Wheels: Custom RAYS 57 Extreme Gram Lights 16 x 8 (45mm offset)
Brakes: Front Brembo four-piston calipers with vented rotors
Tyres: Kumho Ecsta V710 225/50/16
Shocks Springs: K&W adjustable coilover suspension
Weight: 943kg
Exterior Color: Blue Ether
Seats: Lightweight seats developed by Mu-Len Delta Seat exclusively for the 2016 MX-5, constructed of Carbon Fiber and trimmed in black Alcantara
