2010 Mazda MX-5 Superlight

To celebrate its 20 years, the Mazda MX-5 could not be satisfied with the discreet restyling done last spring. It therefore offers an added bonus, as a radical concept, unveiled in full today.
For its twentieth anniversary, ¨ Mazda MX-5 offers a small playground, ...

Rear wheel drive, simplicity, lightness: the Mazda MX-5 is already the delight of purists. But she still keeps in the pedal. Proof? The MX-5 Superlight Concept, presented by the Japanese manufacturer at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The MX-5 has specially dieted to fit Kate Moss. Side mirrors, door handles, hood and windshield all the same: all the "superfluous" goes out the window. The "nice" Miata becomes almost as radical as a KTM X-Bow. Its bosses behind the seats even give it a look of mini-SLR Stirling Moss. As for the passenger, he is stripped to a minimum. No air conditioning, radio and cruise control. Even the center console gives way to a single location for telephone, topped by a circuit breaker. Now it's carbon and supreme reign.
Like the exterior, the interior is in minimalism. Carbon and aluminum ..

Already reduced to the base, the weight goes down well as a ton: 995 kg exactly. The small 1.8 of 126 hp feels so grow wings. The 0-100km / h would be performed in 8.9 s, instead of 9.9 s ships. The behavior should also be radicalized. The MX-5 Superlight concept has indeed wider lanes of 50 mm and a firmer suspension and lowered by 30 mm. But this extreme roadster is also concerned with fuel economy. Compared to the MX-5 1.8 conventional CO2 emissions increased from 167 g / km to 150 g / km. The MX-5 Superlight avert the penalty, if Mazda gave the green light for production...