Rebodied Mazda MX-5 With Posh Inside Marks Coachbuilder’s Anniversary

Spanish coachbuilder Hurtan has been rebodying vehicles since 1992 and is now celebrating its 30^th anniversary with a flowery Mazda MX-5. The Miata ND-based Grand Albaycín has been round in each delicate high and RF flavors since final yr however this new particular version dials up the exclusivity. Solely six will probably be made, all with retro designs taking cues from the sports activities vehicles of the Nineteen Fifties and Sixties.

Clients will get to choose from three exterior colours (Lead Gray, Cherry Purple, and Midnight Blue) and two inside finishes. Pictures present the sporty roadster with the manually folding cloth roof and the electrically operated hardtop. Hurtan intends to promote the closely custom-made MX-5 roadsters with a alternative between the six-speed guide and an automated with the identical variety of gears.

With out seeing the inside, you’d have a tough time determining it is truly an MX-5 beneath the pores and skin. It appears like a Sixties British roadster, which is not as sacrilegious because it might sound because the authentic Miata NA was molded after Britain’s post-WWII roadsters. We might argue the quad exhaust suggestions are overkill contemplating the Grand Albaycín retains the naturally aspirated 1.5- and a pair of.0-liter engines with 132 and 184 horsepower, respectively.

Whereas the outside represents an acquired style, there is not any doubt the cabin is way extra luxurious than what you may discover in the usual ND. It makes us consider whether or not Mazda’s ill-fated Amati premium model ever meant to offer the beloved Miata a high-end model.

Hurtan is not solely modifying Miatas as in addition they have the Writer, serving as a reskinned Chrysler PT Cruiser, together with the Route 44, a bulbous Fiat Ducato / Ram ProMaster with a retro look. The Granada-based coachbuilder additionally sells the Classic, a Jeep Wrangler with a Nineteen Thirties-inspired makeover.