Set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Tuesday, the Mazda MX-5 Superlight is guaranteed to impress the crowds, thanks to its stunning, windowless design, impressive fuel economy and emissions, and excellent handling and performance.
Based off the recently facelifted roadster, the most obvious point-of-difference to the Superlight is its speedster profile, which involved discarding the windshield, retractable roof and its frame. From there, Mazda's European team extended the aluminum hood towards the cabin and mounted an aluminum rear-view mirror, along with a set of roll-over hoops fitted with LED brake lights.
The passenger compartment has been stripped out, with the removal of the sound insulation, carpeting and air conditioning unit. What's been put back in? Carbon fibre racing bucket seats coated in the same brown leather as the steering wheel, armrests and aluminum shifter and hand brake. The dash is a custom fiberglass and plastic unit, which makes use of the stock MX-5's gauges.
The 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine puts out 126 hp and 123 lb-ft of torque and comes equipped with a Mazdaspeed cold-air intake and exhaust.