Mazda MX5 Coupe with power retractable hard top

July 18th, 2006

Called Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe, the new vehicle complements the soft-top model, making the open-top MX-5 more interesting to customers, living in regions with long and cold winters, where it’s not really convenient to use a car with a roof made of canvas.

The most interesting part of the new Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe is its Power Retractable Hard Top system, created by Mazda’s engineers.

2007 Mazda MX5 Coupe (rear view)

The roof takes exactly 12 seconds to retract (all you need to do, is to manually open the lock and push a button, starting the electric motor) and does not occupy a single liter of the boot space: the three-part metal roof folds into a dedicated chamber behind the seats.

All the rest of the car is pretty much equivalent to specs of the MX-5 soft-top model, unveiled a year ago in Geneva.