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Mazda Announces 20th Anniversary MX-5 and Superlight MX-5 Concept

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by jeffz in News

To commemorate 20 years of the MX-5, Mazda has released a special edition version of its best-selling sports car, but sadly, it’s a limited edition for the Japanese market only.

Celebrating the start of its third decade this year, the MX-5 is currently sold in approximately 60 countries. The MX-5 was certified as the world’s most produced two-seat, open-top sports cars by Guinness World Records when production reached 800,000 cars. Total production of the MX-5 now stands in excess of 860,000 cars.

The Roadster 20th Anniversary is based on the JDM Roadster RS soft-top model with a six-speed manual transmission, and the VS Power Retractable Hard Top (PRHT) hard-top model with a six-speed automatic transmission. Special equipment includes unique red and black Recaro sport seats, exclusive ‘20th Anniversary’ badges, and clear front fog lights. Japanese buyers also get a factory strut tower bar, cloth top with glass window, and heated seats.

Of course, we’ve already configured our Survivor project car with a fabric soft top with glass window, courtesy of ezsofttops.com, so there’s no need to feel left out.

All 20th Anniversary models come in Crystal White Pearl Mica, used for the first time on the MX-5. It looks nice!

For fans of modified Miatas, the Mazda MX-5 Superlight version, a show car capturing the pure essence of the world’s most popular roadster, will make its world premiere at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show, which will be held from September 15 through 27, 2009.

At Frankfurt, Mazda will present a new take on its affordable roadster with this modified MX-5, designed at Mazda’s studio in Frankfurt, Germany. A pure show car, it takes the lightweight technology that Mazda is famous for to a new level, improving driving performance, handling, fuel economy and CO2 emissions. This is combined with a radical exterior design requiring no windshield, and sporty chassis settings for pure roadster driving fun.

If you ask us, it kinda reminds us of an old racing Jag D-type or Ginetta. It’s a pity Mazda probably won’t build these for real.

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