{"id":69319,"date":"2021-05-07T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=69319"},"modified":"2021-10-26T09:56:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T09:56:56","slug":"mazda-mx-81-aria-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/mazda-mx-81-aria-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda MX-81 Aria Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everyone knows the Mazda MX-5, many probably also the new MX-30. Some readers may also remember the MX-3 and MX-6, both of which were represented in the Mazda model range from 1991. However, hardly anyone has any memories of the very first vehicle with the abbreviation MX in its name. It debuted as a concept car and, after a few appearances in the spotlight, disappeared into a dark hall at Mazda’s headquarters in Hiroshima. Unlike many other prototypes and concept cars, however, this vehicle has survived to this day as a result. Two years ago, former MX-5 program manager and rotary engine developer Nobuhiro Yamamoto discovered the car by chance in said warehouse. The decision to completely restore the car quickly matured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First MX model was based on the 323<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The world premiere of the Mazda MX-81 Aria Concept took place at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1981. Mazda worked specifically with an external partner on the design. This was found in the design house of Bertone. The young designer Marc Dechamps was working there at the time and was in charge of this project. He designed a wedge-shaped compact car based on a chassis from the then current Mazda 323. In addition to the gold-colored paintwork, the pop-up headlights were particularly eye-catching on the outside. Together with the high-mounted taillights, those headlights actually made it into production. However, the MX-81’s interior was the real standout feature, with TV screens, front seats that swung to the side and a rectangular steering wheel directly in front of the instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n

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