Mazda Roadster Receives a Facelift
- Aluminum finish interior parts and new BOSE sound system -
| Mazda Motor Corporation has partially restyled its popular Roadster offering interior and exterior enhancements, additional equipment and three new body colors. The upgraded models go on sale today at Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers across Japan. |
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Mazda Roadster 1800 RS
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| With its fun to drive, exhilarating open
top design and distinctive style, the Roadster truly embodies Mazda's
brand personality and continues to enjoy great popularity. Total
production volume of the Roadster has reached more than 680,000
units* since its introduction in 1989 and it is recognized
by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's top-selling
lightweight open top two-seater roadster. |
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Cumulative production volume of the Roadster since production began in April 1989 is 682,729 units as of July 31, 2003. |
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Interior
and exterior refinements |
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All
grades employ aluminum finish parts throughout the cockpit for a
sporty and elegant look. These include an aluminum finish center
panel, shift plate bezel, air vent bezels, inner door handles, parking
brake button and instrument rings. |
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Two
2-inch twiddlers (mid-high frequency speakers) built into the aero
board |
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High quality
leather seats with piping replace black fabric seats |
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Sporty,
newly designed 16-inch aluminum wheels |
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New optional
BOSE sound system |
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BOSE sound
system acoustically tailored for the Roadster has been further upgraded
to 225 watt high output, 6-speaker system. (Current BOSE sound system
is 200W with 4 speakers). |
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Three new
body colors |
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Color range
now includes Titanium Grey Metallic II, Radiant Ebony Mica and Strato
Blue Mica. |
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Additional
equipment |
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Standard
equipment includes a water repellant windscreen and door mirrors
for M grade models. RS models come with an aero board with multi-mesh
box and two speakers, and a leather parking brake lever. |
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Power
door lock, keyless entry with trunk opener, aero board and BOSE
sound system with AM/FM electric tuner and CD player are available
as factory-installed options for the NR-A. |
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All
grades have a passenger side sun visor with vanity mirror. |
Manufacturer's
Suggested Retail Prices (without tax) |
(Unit:
1,000 yen) |
| Engine |
Grade |
Transmission |
Retail
Price |
| 1600
DOHC |
M |
5MT |
1,850 |
| 4EC-AT |
1,993 |
| NR-A |
5MT |
2,050 |
| SP |
5MT |
2,000 |
| 4EC-AT |
2,050 |
| 1800
DOHC |
RS |
6MT |
2,350 |
| RS-II |
6MT |
2,455 |
| VS
Combination A |
6MT |
2,400 |
| 4EC-AT |
2,448 |
| VS
Combination B |
6MT |
2,400 |
| 6MT |
2,448 |
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| Coinciding with the release
of the partially restyled Roadster, Mazda with launch 'TOUCH THE
SKY: MAZDA meets ZEEBRA,' a series of events planned in collaboration
with charismatic Hip-Hop artist ZEEBRA. A street-style customized
Roadster will appear in the promotion video for his new album "Tokyo's
Finest" to be released on September 18. Both parties hope that the
various events and media coverage will help them to reach their
common target segment of single males in their twenties.
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