What happened to the mules?

[Maxx Mazda]

I was reading an old SCC, and a black mica MSP they tested was a pre-production mule from Mazda. It was still and MSP, but it had a sunroof in it, and when they showed the underhood pics, it actually had factory hardpipes. THey are the same shape and everythign as the stock ones, but they were black powdercoated (or painted) metal hardpipes. Pretty cool. I'm sure there were more things I forgot to notice, but I was jsut wondering what Mazda did with these "pre-production" cars. They may have been destroyed, but I'm willing to believe there's one sitting under a cover somewhere in the world...

 

[sandspeed]

that would be cool because i guess it would be msp#0

 

[FlipandFunk]

test mules do not have a vin and are destoryed.

 

[JCell]

boooooo!

 

[Maxx Mazda]

test mules do not have a vin and are destoryed.

That's what I figured. I wonder what else was different about the test mules that didn't make it to production...

 

[mp3josh]

test mules do not have a vin and are destoryed.

not always, usally they end up in the museums. Like the one @ Torrence CA and Toyota

 

[Maxx Mazda]

not always, usally they end up in the museums. Like the one @ Torrence CA and Toyota

What do you mean?

 

[D-rock240]

Isn't that red concept in a museum?

 

[mp3josh]

What do you mean?

Toyota has all of their pre-production cars in their muesum in Torrence California.

 

[FlipandFunk]

read an article on car and driver while back when the 94 GSR first came out, the preproduction model had to be crushed after a certain date. Also the few Skylines brought by nissan had to be crushed and monitored by the EPA after the show dates.

 

[JCell]

makes sense, most of those cars are probably not street legal, emissions, airbags...

 

[Notorious_V.I.C]

Anyone have pictures of the pre-production MSP muel? It wasn't the red MPS modle with the two tone, sun, roof, FMIC and racing seats and big brakes was it?

 

[nazgul350r]

Nto all pre-production cars are destroyed. Grassroots motorsports has a civic si that honda wanted back but they asked if they could turn it into a racecar instead and that is what they did.

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Anyone have pictures of the pre-production MSP muel? It wasn't the red MPS modle with the two tone, sun, roof, FMIC and racing seats and big brakes was it?

Sniff around SCC's site. There was a review on a Spicy MSP in the October 2002 Issue, it had no sunroof, but had factory hardpipes, and the one I am referring to was a black one, in the January 2003 Issue.

I'll check their site and see what I can find.

 

[D-rock240]

Anyone have pictures of the pre-production MSP muel? It wasn't the red MPS modle with the two tone, sun, roof, FMIC and racing seats and big brakes was it?

Here you go:

http://forum.protege323.com/viewtopic.php?t=246&sid=d6e282fa5c4db0656b74b1eb0ceca51b

 

[Maxx Mazda]

That's not it. That's a concept one off Protege.

 

[Notorious_V.I.C]

I can't find the site, but these pictures are nice, wish the person that took those pictures of the red one would've taken a pic under the hood.

ANd the Orange Ballistic Unlimited showcar looks nice, interesting to know the red protoype has more torque then the MSP, but has the same HP rating..

Specs:

170hp
225trq
1.8l fs-ze engine intercooled.
bore/stroke:3.27x3.35 83.0x85.0
engine cu/ 1839cc
compression ratio: 9:1:1

Racing Hart 18 inch wheels on 225/35/18 tyres
HKS Turbo and Intercooler (modified from a Mazda Miata)
Racing Beat sway bars <STYLE type=text/css><!--td.attachrow { font: normal 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color : #000000; border-color : #000000; }td.attachheader { font: normal 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color : #000000; border-color : #000000; background-color: #D1D7DC; }table.attachtable { font: normal 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color : #000000; border-color : #000000; border-collapse : collapse; }--></STYLE>

 

[Notorious_V.I.C]

Maxx Mazda can you find the link you were talking about?

heres another picture of the Orange Ballistic Unlimited showcar <STYLE type=text/css><!--td.attachrow { font: normal 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color : #000000; border-color : #000000; }td.attachheader { font: normal 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color : #000000; border-color : #000000; background-color: #D1D7DC; }table.attachtable { font: normal 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color : #000000; border-color : #000000; border-collapse : collapse; }--></STYLE>

 

[D-rock240]

I just noticed that the tailights on the orange car are painted below the turn signal and reverse lights. That looks great!

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Can someone scan those issues for me? Theuy look just like MSP's do now, only they had sunroofs and factory stainless steel hardpipes under the hood... They also had cruise control.