Mazda MX-5 Miata Roadster Coupe – full details

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Mazda MX-5 Miata Roadster Coupe – full details

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Light, highly formable plastics permitted a high degree of design freedom with the roof. As a result, the roof is shaped to look compact and stylish in a way that distinguishes the MX-5 Roadster Coupe from other cars and allows users to enjoy the same sense of agility that’s communicated by the soft-top model during closed-top driving.

The roof’s tautly curved form makes the cabin look compact, and its rear edge is shaped to flow toward the horizontal for a look of speed. The rear window has a printed heating element and is slightly larger than that of the soft-top model for enhanced rearward visibility.

The body has exclusive features that emphasize its premium quality and set the MX-5 Roadster Coupe apart from the soft-top model. Perhaps most noticeably, various body parts have chrome plating, which adds refinement to sportiness (the availability of chrome-plated parts differs by market). Also, the high-mount stop lamp looks sleeker and more refined than that of the soft-top model thanks partly to a slimmer design and partly to a white (as opposed to red) lens.

The interior design is completely consistent with that of the soft-top model; it creates an environment that exudes the MX-5’s sporty, fun-to-drive roadster personality.

As with the soft-top model, the interior trim is available in three packages: one based on saddle-tan leather, one based on black leather, and one based on black fabric (availability differs by market).

The only noticeable difference from the soft-top model at the front of the cabin is the addition of ‘open’ and ‘close’ buttons and an indicator lamp (to control and monitor operation of the roof) near the top of the centre stack of the instrument panel. The buttons are easy to reach from the driver’s seat.

The back trim differs slightly from that of the soft-top model: There’s no roof-opening-hook lever between the seats, and the trim does not incorporate storage recesses behind the seats because of the incorporation of the roof storage space between the trim and the boot.

The seats are the same as those of the soft-top model, so a seatback pocket is provided.

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