. Mazda to Exhibit New Mazda MX-5 with Power
Retractable Hard Top at the British International Motor Show
Photo: Mazda
Hiroshima,
Japan - Mazda Motor Corporation will use the 2006 British
International Motor Show for its global reveal of the new
Mazda MX-5, now equipped with a power retractable hard top
roof ** - and the regional debut of the Mazda BT-50 one-ton
pickup truck.
The British
International Motor Show will be held in London from Tuesday,
July 18, through Sunday, July 30, 2006.
Featuring a
new, unique power retractable hard top roof, this is an
all-new addition to the third-generation Mazda MX-5 which
has been celebrated globally since 2005.
This new Mazda MX-5
model provides a unified sense of driving exhilaration, ready to
spread the fun of lightweight sports cars in diverse and distinct
new ways.
"Jinba Ittai"-or 'rider
and horse as one' is the essence of Mazda MX-5, the expression reflecting
the emotional connection between a horse and rider.
Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe
(European Specification)
Mazda will also reveal its
new one-ton truck, the Mazda BT-50, equipped with a powerful new 2.5- litre
Direct Injection Turbo Diesel engine. The British International Motor Show
marks the European premiere of this diesel engine, which made its world
debut at the Bangkok Motor Show last March.
Along with these models, the
Mazda Sassou and Mazda Kabura concept vehicles will also be exhibited.
**Mazda MX-5
with a power retractable hard top roof will be known by different names
around the world:
Europe: Mazda MX-5 Roadster
Coupe
Japan: Mazda Roadster
Power Retractable Hard Top
North America: Mazda
MX-5 (Miata) Power Retractable Hard Top
