Mazda will showcase two MX-5 Miata concept cars at the 2015 SEMA Show to demonstrate lightweight performance. The MX-5 Spyder Concept captures the character of a vintage roadster in a modern design with bespoke leather interior details. The MX-5 Speedster Concept is a study of minimalist 1950s roadsters, removing elements like the windshield to reduce weight. Both concepts are significantly lighter than the production MX-5 and feature aftermarket parts from companies like Racing Beat and KW Suspensions. The concepts will be on display at Mazda's booth at the SEMA Show from November 3-6.

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Mazda to Showcase Lightweight Performance at SEMA with Two MX­5 Miata
Concepts
­ MX­5 Spyder and Speedster Concepts Bring Vintage Cues into Modern Designs ­
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ ­­ The Mazda MX­5 Miata has been an exercise in honing the
concept of a lightweight sports car for more than 26 years, created solely for driving exhilaration.
But for the 2015 SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Mazda designers wanted to see what
they could do if that idea was taken to the extreme. What they created were two vastly different takes on
the fourth­generation MX­5: The 2016 MX­5 Spyder Concept and 2016 MX­5 Speedster Concept.
MX­5 Spyder captures the character of a vintage roadster and translates it into a modern­day design,
including bespoke leather interior details that were painstakingly crafted, and featuring a new Mercury
Silver concept paint color.
MX­5 Speedster is a study in the extremes of lightweight, purpose­built performance, paying homage to
minimalist roadsters of the 1950s. The Blue Ether­painted MX­5 Speedster is uncompromised in its
approach to wind­in­the­hair driving, going so far as to eschew a traditional windshield for a lighter
deflector.
Both cars are significantly lighter than the 2,332­lbs. MX­5 roadster that customers can purchase at
dealers and come with a host of conceptual and aftermarket pieces and fabrication from partners including
Racing Beat, Haartz Corporation, ASC – American Sunroof Corporation, Makin Industries/RAYS Wheels,
KW Suspensions, Delta Seat, H&R Springs, Lusch, AC&A Manufacturing, Franks Fab Shop, Long Road
Racing and SIM Specialty Interior Manufacturing.

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MX­5 Spyder and Speedster concepts will be on display at the SEMA Show on November 3­6 at the in the
Mazda booth, #11647 in the North Hall.
Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing,
parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 700
dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more
information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B­roll, please visit the online Mazda media
center at www.mazdausamedia.com.
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SOURCE Mazda North American Operations
For further information: Jacob Brown, Mazda North American Operations, (949) 727­6751, OR Nick
Beard, Mazda North American Operations, (949) 727­6567