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NC (3rd generation) Miata / MX-5 / Roadster pre-release spy shots and renderings

This page last updated on March 1, 2005


March 1, 2005. Public debut at the Geneva Auto Show


February 27, 2005.

Miata.net has high resolution pictures of all official NC pictures released so far.


February 24, 2005.

MME (Mazda Motor Europe) will produca a live video stream of Mazda's media launch of the new MX-5 Miata from the Geneva Auto Show on Monday, February 28, 5.30 pm GMT. Duration: Approximately 10-15 minutes. Sign up at:
http://www.newmx-5roadster.com/mazda/register.nsf/do

And enter the registration code: id5499a2 to participate. (thanks to Andreas).

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February 23, 2005.

Preliminary information about the NC Miata frmo Mazda, via AutoWeek magazine: Word document.

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February 22, 2005. It's official. Autoweek posts several NC MX-5/Miata pictures on their web site. (thanks NorthernSHO). Accompanying Autoweek article.


February 21, 2005. Auto Bild magazine's web site has posted higher quality versions of the same NC photos that were first seen in the April 2005 Motor Trend magazine (thanks to Andreas)

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The Auto Bild article is here.


February 20, 2005. Could this finaly be the actual car? Motor Trend magazine published these pictures in their April 2005 issue, that was seen on the newstands today. (thanks to elbee for the scan of the pictures in the magazine).


February 14, 2005: Side view renderings of what's claimed to be the hard top version. Said to have appeared in AutoExpress magazine last week. (thanks to silver99)


February 8, 2005: A rendering from a Japanese magazine (thanks to emme)


February 7, 2005: Auto-Strassenverkehr magazine's rendering of the NC Miata (thanks to Werner). Accompanying article


February 2, 2005: First official (but still camoflauged) picture released by the Mazda Motor Europe Press Portal (thanks to mx5forum)

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January 31, 2005: From Werner, scanned from a French magazine.

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January 28, 2005: Auto Bild magazine

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January 15, 2005: Best Car magazine photos

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October 2004: Japaense magazine

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October, 2004: Testing at Nuerburgring race circuit

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Development mule - a body with an RX-8 nose and NB doors, rear fenders and tail.

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Early gueses (thanks to Dan-o)

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Another debunked guess, (thanks to toddwcarpenter)

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Brenda Priddy image - Photoshop job of a Mazda 6 sedan nose onto a sports car body.

February 19, 2005: A "Priddy like" image from Stern's website. (thanks to Talbs)


October 2003: Mazda Ibuki concept at the 2003 Tokyo and 2004 Chicago Auto Shows

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