by skeeler » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:26 am
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. It almost looks like a photochop, to my untrained eyes, especially the front bumper cover and the top. Actually, the more I look at it, the more it looks like a 'chop. Perhaps it's a photochop of a car that wasn't quite finished yet.
Here are my thoughts:
- I like the bumper cover, and I'd love to see it offered as a painted part. It looks like it would work with the NC2 headlights. The brake ducts are a little overdone, IMO. Note the LED fog lamps.
- The top is clearly a response to the Boxster Spyder. The "MX5 SPYDER" on the front bumper/grill really emphasize the car's inspiration. If this is realy, why no hyphen in the name?
- It looks too me like the windshield is cut down. Look how close the quarter window gets to the top of the windshield surround.
- What's the badge on the fender?
- The steering wheel has a red center stripe, and the seat belts are red. That's pretty good attention to detail for a photochop.
- The black bumper/grill appears to curve back away from the front fascia on the sides. I don't think it can physically do that in the real car. That's another indication of photographic fakery.
- I can't help but wonder what the mechanical changes are, other than the obvious brake upgrade and larger wheels. Oh, and the suspension is clearly lowered.
- The tires don't look any wider than stock. Compared to the 255s on my STR NC, they look downright puny. That suggest there's nothing new going on under the hood.
2009, STR & DD. 1995, HPDE. 2004 MSM, sold. 2010 Mazda3, hers.