Mazda at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show: MX-5 Superlight Version and Mazda CX-7 Facelift
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NOTTING HILL, AUSTRALIA - September 15, 2009: At this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show Mazda celebrates the heritage of the MX-5 roadster with a special show car, the MX-5 Superlight version. Created by Mazda’s European design team, the show car takes Mazda’s lightweight strategy to a new level that is pure fun to drive yet extremely fuel-efficient. Joining at the stand is the new CX-7 facelift, Mazda’s sport crossover SUV is now available with a 2.2 L Turbo Diesel – the first Japanese passenger car with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system.
MX-5 Superlight Version Show Car – Less is More
To
commemorate 20 years of record-breaking success, Mazda created the MX-5
Superlight version especially for this year’s IAA. Based on the
exciting third-generation production roadster, the show car is a radical
evolution of the MX-5 formula pared down to the pure, exhilarating basics
of driving fun. It offers an even closer sense of oneness between driver
and car, and even better handling and fuel efficiency. Like the first MX-5,
which represented a rebirth of the classic roadster in 1989, the MX-5
Superlight version resurrects the roofless sports cars of the past in a
design that is both retro and futuristic. It provides a true sports car
experience with the lively MZR 1.8-litre petrol engine combined with a
radical exterior design requiring no windshield, and sporty chassis
settings.
Mazda CX-7 Facelift – Clean-Running Turbo Diesel for
Europe
This facelifted version of Mazda’s sports utility
vehicle (SUV) has an enhanced design to give it an even more premium Mazda
identity inside and out, and new technologies that make it even more
affordable and fun to drive. New to the line-up is the next-generation
MZR-CD 2.2-litre turbo diesel common-rail engine (average fuel consumption:
7.5 litres/100km, CO2 199 g/km) with a powerful 173 PS and 400 Nm of
maximum torque. This version is the first Japanese passenger car ever to
have a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. It joins the acclaimed
MZR 2.3-litre DISI turbo petrol engine producing 260 PS and 380 Nm of
maximum torque carried over from the current model. The facelifted CX-7
introduces several new chassis updates for enhanced handling and steering
that include a stiffer body shell and new dampers. It also inherits
Mazda’s torque-split All-wheel Drive (AWD) system, for superior
traction in all on-road situations.