Photo: Kasim Tlibekov
The Miata is often made fun of by fans of German coupes or American muscle cars. However, the creativity within the MX-5 community is strong and often results in interesting builds. We're hoping somebody can put something like this on the road, an NA-based speedster with a fully open cockpit.
Before we talk about the who and how, let's get the "why?" out of the way. The NA Miata is three decades old and already a cult car. It's often said that no two of these cars are the same, and most of the ones we see in America are preoccupied with autocross.
You don't need a windshield or a folding fabric top at autocross, just a helmet and some kind of roll-over protection. So a Miata speedster seems ideal. Mazda knows this too and back in 2016 did show the current generation in this fully chopped configuration.
it's easy to take an angle grinder to A-pillars. However, this piece is more carefully sculpted out. The Russian artist Kasim Tlibekov left just enough of the original car to recognize it. Heck, we might still mistake this as a pure no-brand concept or some kind of British exotic (Jaguar and McLaren come to mind).
Every view presents some kind of styling change over the standard car. From the front, we've got strong shoulders rising over the wheels, extended fenders and a whole new bumper.
The rear sports humps to protect the driver and passenger in the event of a rollover crash, a diffuser and halo taillights. The cabin is much nicer than most of the MIatas we've seen and boasts some Porsche-like bucket seats. It's got a racing livery too. Sadly, Marlboro is in no position to sponsor a car project like this, which we estimate to cost new Supra money to develop. And why would you even bother? Because the little Miata is always going to be a legend.
You don't need a windshield or a folding fabric top at autocross, just a helmet and some kind of roll-over protection. So a Miata speedster seems ideal. Mazda knows this too and back in 2016 did show the current generation in this fully chopped configuration.
it's easy to take an angle grinder to A-pillars. However, this piece is more carefully sculpted out. The Russian artist Kasim Tlibekov left just enough of the original car to recognize it. Heck, we might still mistake this as a pure no-brand concept or some kind of British exotic (Jaguar and McLaren come to mind).
Every view presents some kind of styling change over the standard car. From the front, we've got strong shoulders rising over the wheels, extended fenders and a whole new bumper.
The rear sports humps to protect the driver and passenger in the event of a rollover crash, a diffuser and halo taillights. The cabin is much nicer than most of the MIatas we've seen and boasts some Porsche-like bucket seats. It's got a racing livery too. Sadly, Marlboro is in no position to sponsor a car project like this, which we estimate to cost new Supra money to develop. And why would you even bother? Because the little Miata is always going to be a legend.
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