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The Miata is kind of in a weird spot right now. More specifically, the NB generation is almost worthless (just financially speaking), while the NA is over-priced. So it doesn't make much sense to do that many mods to either of them unless you've got money to burn.
Fortunately, the MX-5 community does sometimes have a little extra cash that's slightly undeserving of a little roadster with a four-pot. But we think there's one hardcore mod that needs to be attempted, and it's the Porsche Slantnose.
The Slantnose started with the 935 race car, but aftermarket specialists soon started offering conversions for regular 911s. They were so common in California or Miami that some see them as tacky as other 80s statements such as white jackets and such.
Porsche soon realized the potential of the road-going Slantnose and started offering official factory conversions for numerous 911 series and models. They were quite expensive, though.
But what if you transfer all that 80s coolness and racing heritage on something nice and cheap, like a Mazda MX-5 Miata? Porsche wouldn't like it, and purists would see it as a sacrilege, yet we're frankly shocked that nobody has tried a build like that.
For a bit of inspiration, we propose the ample and quite well-made renderings of Andreas Richter. The German designer proposes a full "flachbau" makeover with a new nose, slightly boxier fenders and the obligatory low stance of a "race car."
The front rocks the familiar styling elements that were originally designed for tracks like Daytona or Le Mans. They include vents over the wheel arches and the trademark round headlights at the bottom of the bumper.
The rear also shows numerous differences, and no, we're not going to point out that the Miata is front-engined while Porsches are rear-engined; that would be too obvious.
Instead, we're going to highlight the targa-style roof conversion, a large diffuser with integrated exhaust and a trunk makeover descrived as "Speedtail" by the designer. You can obviously think of the extended rear on the new 250+ mph McLaren, but we also see the widened hips of the 356 RSR build by Rod Emory.
The Slantnose started with the 935 race car, but aftermarket specialists soon started offering conversions for regular 911s. They were so common in California or Miami that some see them as tacky as other 80s statements such as white jackets and such.
Porsche soon realized the potential of the road-going Slantnose and started offering official factory conversions for numerous 911 series and models. They were quite expensive, though.
But what if you transfer all that 80s coolness and racing heritage on something nice and cheap, like a Mazda MX-5 Miata? Porsche wouldn't like it, and purists would see it as a sacrilege, yet we're frankly shocked that nobody has tried a build like that.
For a bit of inspiration, we propose the ample and quite well-made renderings of Andreas Richter. The German designer proposes a full "flachbau" makeover with a new nose, slightly boxier fenders and the obligatory low stance of a "race car."
The front rocks the familiar styling elements that were originally designed for tracks like Daytona or Le Mans. They include vents over the wheel arches and the trademark round headlights at the bottom of the bumper.
The rear also shows numerous differences, and no, we're not going to point out that the Miata is front-engined while Porsches are rear-engined; that would be too obvious.
Instead, we're going to highlight the targa-style roof conversion, a large diffuser with integrated exhaust and a trunk makeover descrived as "Speedtail" by the designer. You can obviously think of the extended rear on the new 250+ mph McLaren, but we also see the widened hips of the 356 RSR build by Rod Emory.
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