This car is a knock-out, simply put. I don't think Mazda came out with a nicer color selection - the icy blue metallic and chrome. The pics don't even do it justice. It has the benefits of Mazda engineering/performance and reasonable cost and looks like something exotic. This production run was a very limited number of cars in the United States.

I have babied this car to include frequent fluid changes and interior/exterior care. It was our third vehicle so mainly got fair weather, top-down use. And that was a blast!

Here are some of the highlights:

Speed Proportional Power Steering
Power Door Locks and Windows
6 CD Changer System w/ premium sound upgrade
Cruise Control
Heated Bucket Racing Seats
Tilt Steering Wheel
Steering Wheel Audio Controls
All leather upholstery
Day/Night Lever
Illuminated Entry System
ABS Braking System
Traction Control
Tire Pressure Sensor System
Keyless Fob Entry System
Alloy Wheels
Rear Defroster

Here are the unique 2008 Special Edition features:

Unique "Icy Blue" exterior color
Unique Chocolate Brown Leather Interior (with Icy Blue stitching on the seats)
Chocolate Brown Canvas Soft Top (not available as a PRHT in the USA)
Chocolate Brown Leather Shift Knob with Icy Blue Stitching
Chocolate Brown Leather E-Brake Handle with Icy Blue Stitching
Chocolate Brown Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel with Icy Blue Stitching
Silver Dash Inlay Panel
Special Edition Floor Mats
Door Sill Scuff Plates
Unique Alloy Wheels
Clear Third Brake Light (like the PRHTs as opposed to red like all other soft top NCs)
Chrome Grill Ring (like that found on the PRHT models)
Chrome Fog Light Rings (optional on other Miatas)

As you can see this car is loaded and has a very unique look...I hope you like it as much as I did!

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Mazdaspeed2 supermini hot hatch under consideration

Thu, 21 Aug 2014

Though the Ford Fiesta ST and Fiat 500 Abarth (and arguably the Mini Cooper S) may stand pretty much alone in the North American market, in overseas markets, supermini hot hatches are a big deal. Unfortunately, challengers like the Volkswagen Polo GTI, Seat Ibiza Cupra and Renault Clio RS 200 Turbo never make it to our showrooms, but word has it that there's soon to be a new entry on the market.
That would be the Mazdaspeed2, which would be badged in certain markets as the Mazda2 MPS. Speaking with Australian site CarAdvice.com.au at the launch of the Mazda2 on which it would be based, the Japanese automaker's global sales chief and the hatchback's deputy product manager hinted that such a product is definitely being discussed, even if it hasn't yet been approved.
This wouldn't be the first time such a notion were entertained, as Mazda has shown numerous performance concepts based on the previous Mazda2/Demio over the years, but none have come to fruition.

Mazda sells 10 millionth car in the US, does something special

Wed, 23 Oct 2013

When Lauren Carter of Glen Ellyn, IL was in the market for her first car, she went for a Mazda3. Not a bad choice, but not necessarily remarkable on the surface. After all, Mazda sold 123,361 of them here last year alone. What she didn't know was that the car she bought was the 10 millionth Mazda had sold in the US over the course of its 43-year history here, since selling its first rotary-powered R100 here in 1970.
Rather than let the occasion pass with nothing more than a press release (like the one below), Mazda gave Lauren a brand-new 2014 Mazda3 to replace the 2013 model she had bought. Which is a nice gesture, of course, but also enables Mazda to hold on to the landmark 10,000,000th car in its heritage collection.

Mazda 16X rotary engine two years away, will arrive in all-new model

Fri, 16 Aug 2013

We last reported on Mazda's next-generation rotary engine project in June of 2012 when the automaker built its last Renesis-powered RX-8, but rumors of this new engine's development had been around way before that final car left the production line in Japan, last year.
We now have enthusiastic confirmation that this next-gen rotary engine is really and truly going forward. It is still referred to as 16X and has several priorities. First is to lower fuel consumption compared to the RX-8's engine, while still making gains in terms of performance. The second is to reduce the burning of oil that was happening at the highest revs. And the third and final priority, and perhaps most key for enthusiasts, is to give the powertrain a big torque upgrade.
What we were told by a Mazda USA insider (while we are all here together at the festivities in Monterey) is that the first application of the new 16X engine will be happening in two years' time in an as yet undisclosed new model. Oh, the mind races to our eternal Mazda wish list...

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