Η Mazda στην έκθεση του Σικάγο την επόμενη εβδομάδα θα παρουσιάσει μια ειδική έκδοση του MX-5. Το Mazda MX-5 Miata Roadster Special Edition διαθέτει μια μαύρη μηχανική οροφή PRHT (Power Retractable Hard Top) και θα είναι διαθέσιμο σε 2 νέα εξωτερικά χρώματα, λευκό και κόκκινο. Φορά μαύρες ζάντες 17″, μαύρα διακοσμητικά, μαύρους καθρέπτες, μαύρα θερμαινόμενα δερμάτινα καθίσματα και μαύρα γυαλιστερά διακοσμητικά. Μόλις 450 αυτοκίνητα θα βγούνε στη παραγωγή, χωρίς ακόμη να έχουνε ανακοινωθεί οι τιμές του. Επίσης στην έκθεση του Σικάγο η Mazda θα παρουσιάσει τα Mazda Turbo2 Concept που είδαμε στην Sema πέρυσι τον Νοέμβριο, το αγωνιστικό Dempsey Racing No. 40 GRAND-AM Road Racing Race Car, το πρώτο Mazda Miata του 1990 και το αγωνιστικό Mazda Championship Open-Wheel Race Car.
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2012 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA SPECIAL EDITION MAKES NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT IN CHICAGO
Limited Production of 450 Models for Exclusive Two-Seat Roadster
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) will unveil its 2012 MX-5 Miata Special Edition at the upcoming 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The limited-run model features a black-only Power Retractable Hard Top (PRHT) – the first time a non-body-colored hard top is available in North America – as well as other exclusivities such as two new exterior colors, new 17-inch black gunmetal alloy wheels, black exterior accents, black heated leather seats and piano black interior finishes.
The MX-5 Miata is the world’s best-selling two-seat roadster with more than 900,000 produced, and made its global debut at the Chicago Auto Show in 1989. The MX-5 Special Edition continues the sports car’s history of being a dynamically-engineered, enthusiast-approved roadster whose price doesn’t discriminate and whose luxuries are not stripped.
Available with either the six-speed manual transmission with short-throw shifter or six-speed Sport automatic transmission with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters, the Special Edition model is based off the Grand Touring model. Both Premium and Suspension packages will be standard on the MX-5 Special Edition and include features such as a Bluetooth® hands-free phone system, SIRIUS® Satellite Radio, Bilstein shocks and a sport-tuned suspension.
Also on display at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show will be:
- Turbo2 – Unveiled at the SEMA Show held in Las Vegas this past November, this concept is the brainchild of The Autobarn, which owns two Mazda dealerships in the Greater Chicago area. Here, a “Zoom-Zoom Concentrated” Mazda2 is outfitted with an extra-strength component in the form of a MAZDASPEED3 MZR 2.3-liter Direct Injection Spark Ignition (DISI) turbo engine. Consider the Turbo2 a subcompact cat that doesn’t purr – it growls.
- Dempsey Racing No. 40 GRAND-AM Road Racing Race Car – Most recently seen Zoom-Zoom-ing across the SPEED Channel’s live coverage of the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona last month, the No. 40 car – piloted by Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster, Charles Espenlaub, Tom Long and Charlie Putman – made its third consecutive Top 10 finish in the annual 24-hour race, besting competitors in a 46-car field which included BMW, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford and Porsche.
- 1990 Miata – A first-generation Mazda Miata, which made its debut in Chicago in 1989. This vehicle has 3,688 original miles and is the 15th Miata off the line.
- Star Mazda Championship Open-Wheel Race Car – The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear is a major part of the Mazda Road to Indy. Rising motorsports stars from around the world compete for prizes valued at $1.5 million, including a scholarship to move up and compete in the 2013 Firestone Indy Lights series.
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