Mazda5 at SEMA

[manualist]

Yay, the 5 is among the cool kids crowd!
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1068074_mazda5-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca-support-vehicle-at-sema

But I think it neither looks good nor special. They left the front totally stock, and the raceway graphics on the side is busy and ugly. Not a fan of the oversize black wheels either.

 

[jeffismrmom]

Thanks for the link.

I'm disappointed. With what little marketing Mazda USA does w/the 5, this was the best they could come up with? Another missed opportunity to promote a very good vehicle that nobody knows about...

Jeff

 

[Nurburgringer]

I'm with you on the wheels looking too big, but overall I'm not sure what else they could have done looks wise. It'd be like putting a body kit on a Ferrari - how can you improve on perfection?
The graphics are pretty "Japanese" i.e. trendy - whoa just looked at the larger pic and it's actually a track map of Laguna Seca.
Pretty cool actually.
It's supposed to be a 'support vehicle' for the track, so it is what it is. Gotta be more fun than driving one of the Chevy Silverados most tracks have for support!

 

[ErikO]

It seems to me that since they have given up on the Nagare styling concept, the poor little 5 has been left behind. I expect a redesign in a year or two to get rid of the styling elements that I personally love in the car.

Nice to see that they at least included it in some form. Would have probably looked more proportionate with MS3 wheels instead of the R3 wheels in my opinion. And at least use the factory body kit!