Mazda unveils modified cars in SEMA

Suba — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:48:07 +0000

Mazda recently took the spotlight as they went zoom at the SEMA introducing their line of modified vehicles. The Japanese carmaker displayed the dept and coverage of their brand as they display the aftermarket capabilities and potentials of their cars infusing a sporty soul into each ride. Minor modifications were made to the stock vehicles of Mazda to make them ready for the track or to showcase them as street cars.

Mazda Evil Track

The Evil Track Mazda 2 is designed to meet the requirements of NASA and SCCA regulations as a vehicle fit for series racing. The looks of the car was given some spunk through race graphics and body works. This ride is inspired by the Mazda2 Evil presented as a concept car during the 2009 motor show in Los Angeles.

Mazda2 Street

This car is the street version of the Mazda2 rolling on sporty 15×9 light wheels hugged by R compound tyres from Toyo. The paint job involves light gray metallic color accented by matte graphics.

MX 5 Super 20

The 20 stands for the 20 years of successful existence o f the MX-5. This version is given a tougher look and more aggressive attitude through a supercharged engine from Cosworth, smaller wheels, and wider fenders.

The soft top was replaced by a hard top. A roll bar is installed in the stripped down insides to give the car a GT feel. Orange contrast stitching on the suede seats gives the driver more grip. The ECU, brake components, and wheels were also upgraded.

Mazda RX 8 Grand Am GT

Riley Technologies and SpeedSource teamed up to come up with the tube-frame architecture of the chassis for this Grand AM GT RX8. The cornerstone of this program is the powerful 3-rotor 20B Renesis powerplant which gets its DNA from the RX8 streetcar.

Mazda needs $1 Billion funding for production of hybrid vehicles

Palso! — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:05 +0000

Mazda plans to raise about $1 Billion to help push for the development of their new hybrid vehicles and future technologies. The Japanese car manufacturer hopes to beef up their funds by selling treasury stocks and new shares.

A reliable source from Mazda was quoted in some reports that it will issue around 363 million shares of the company. This figure translates to about 25% of the existing stock of the carmaker. There are also some information that it will be selling 96.8 million shares it acquired from majority stakeholder Ford.

Mazda did not show early interest on developing hybrid or electric vehicles like the other Japanese car manufacturers. The North American division of the company categorically declared that they will not go into production of such vehicles if they are not sure if it will click with the market. As the demand for greener vehicles becomes the trend, Mazda changed its view and is hoping to produce hybrid units soon.

About 65% of the $1 Billion fund will be allotted to safety technology and environment-related developments. The rest of the funds will be used to upgrade their factories, facilities, and push for their other capital expenditures.

Mazda is not that late in the race even though competitors like Toyota and Honda have earlier initiatives to design and produce hybrid and electric vehicles that will be safe for everyday use and affordable to the public. The sudden change of heart by Mazda is inevitable since they eventually need to cater to the demand of the public and meet the stricter laws being imposed by different countries on fuel mileage and emission of harmful gases. No news has yet about specific dates I’ll be able to go for a test-drive in my local Los Angeles Mazda Service station…

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Mazda unveils modified cars in SEMA

Mazda needs $1 Billion funding for production of hybrid vehicles