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