The headlights of this new car are narrower and there is a large grille that provides the car with a makeover that is a modest one. There is also a character line that is a sharp one that extends on the back over the sides of the car before it tapers off near the door handles of the car. The car has a new clean shape and is one that is a little less delicate than before.

The car also boosts of a compression ration that is a high one with a direct injection. This gives rise to an internal friction that is reduced and helps to endow the light engine Sky Activ technology equipped Mazda 3 with increased power. This exceeds the expectation of what one might expect along with the fuel economy that is compared to the 2.0 liter inline 4. The power is boosted by about 15% and the car maintains an impressive 6 speed manual too. It has the ability to go up to 40 mpg on the highway when it is empowered with the 6 automatic speeds

This car is going to be on show at the Geneva Auto Show in March. It has a manual soft top along with a folding hardtop that is a power-operated one. It is anticipated that more details on this concept car will be revealed at the Geneva Auto Show and so lets keep our fingers crossed and see what other high-tech features this car promises to offer us.

This concept car is a four seater coupe, mainly a sports concept car. It incorporates the design and feel of the other concept sedan by Mazda, the Shinari. It is has developed the new car in the line of blending sped with excitement with a typically coupe styling. They have worked up on to get the ultimate energy efficiency out of the car. For this reason Mazda has manufactured the car using a light weight aerodynamic chassis.

It has also engineered to incorporate the latest Sky active – D clean diesel engine in this car as well. There is a signature i stop system as well along with the car regenerative braking system. The auto mobile engineers have worked up on to give away the most energy efficient car they have manufactured till date, thus have incorporated almost everything to make the car in that line. There are many other features which have also given to the new car to make it more attractive to the car lovers.

The prime characteristic among them is the car regenerative braking system. This system is unique because of its working. It actually converts kinetic energy to electric energy during the time of deceleration. This electricity is then stored in the capacitor of the car later this energy is used to give power to the motor vehicle’s electric equipments. Hence it is successful to reduce the load on the engine as well as saves fuel by quite a number of liters. The manufacturers are pitching all their hopes on this new car as they feel it is the perfect blend of design, pleasure and performance.

As often happens in such cases, the automaker itself, in this case, Mazda Motor, does not have any official relation to the project, so to speak of any potential serial embodiment of the concept car can only be hypothetical. Nevertheless, the proposed project is of interest precisely because of its consistency in Mazda corporate style simultaneously with the introduction of something new, which is not peculiar for the Mazda vehicles.

The author of the RX-Z project is a student from Romania, Adrian Ciprian. While developing the RX-Z, he tried in the first place, to pay attention to design, using the main elements of the Mazda style, including the pentagonal lattice-”Smile”, which other independent designers, offering a vision of Mazda cars, stubbornly ignore. The author has preserved one of the main elements of the layout – rear door, swinging open against the motion: a similar pattern is found on modern production cars, perhaps, only in exceptional cases.

The fact that, in the opinion of the author, RX-Z should not have a rotary engine, was very surprising. The author is convinced that the best would be the presence of a hybrid power plant, which will include a diesel and two electric motors. Such an approach is unlikely to be used by Mazda Motor to create next-generation RX, since this name of the vehicle is an acronym that implies to a rotary engine, but in addition, the company continues to actively develop such power plants, which somehow remains its original card.

“I’ve dreamed of building a Mazda MX-5 with this kind of radical form for a long time,” says Peter Birtwhistle, Mazda Motor Europe’s Chief Designer. “Now that weight reduction has become a dominant factor in automotive development, the time is ripe for it. We show how lightweight a car today can be.”

The main feature of the model is the lack of a windscreen, which underlines the sporting spirit of the novelty. Concept car Mazda MX-5 Superlight got its name because of the small weight – 995 kg.

This lightweight sports car is equipped with a 4-cylinder 1.8 liter engine with power of 126 hp, which is capable to reach from 0 to 100 km/h for 8,9 seconds. Engine, with the torque of 167 Nm at 4,500 rpm, works in tandem with a five-speed manual gearbox. Maximum speed is not specified, but the representatives have disclosed information on average fuel consumption of the car.

Thus, at 100 km engine consumes 6.3 liters of gasoline, and CO2 emissions do not exceed 150 g/km. This result is more than good for such a sports car.

The car has a sporty interior, there is nothing superfluous, because, according to the automaker, in luxurious interior the driver does not fully get the pleasure of managing sports car at high speeds.

The Japanese concern does not plan mass production of the concept car Mazda MX-5 Superlight, but if the novelty interests visitors at Frankfurt motor show, Mazda will appear on the roads in a couple of years.

Specifications of Mazda MX-5 Superlight

• Body Style: Roadster
• Number of seats: 2
• Length: 4 020 mm
• Width: 1 720 mm
• Height: 1 110 mm
• Wheelbase: 2 330 mm
• Track (front / rear): 1 540 / 1 545 mm
• Clearance: 106 mm
• Engine: MZR 1,8-liter petrol
• Maximum Power: 126 hp (93 kW) at 6 500 rpm
• Maximum torque: 167 Nm at 4 500 rpm
• Transmission: 5-speed manual
• Front / rear suspension: Double crossbars / multilink
• Shock absorbers (front / rear): single-tube Bilstein ®
• Tire size: 205/45 R17
• Brakes (front / rear): Ventilated disc / disc
• Diameter brake discs (front / rear): 300/280 mm
• Acceleration 0-100 km / h: 8,9 with
• Fuel consumption: 6,3 l/100 km
• Loaded weight (without driver): 995 kg