Three Tuned Mazdas for Tokyo Auto Salon

The 2008 Mazda Atenza (the new Japanese-market Mazda6) was launched

With the new Mazdaspeed body kit, the Atenza looks the part of a true sports sedan. (Photo: Mazda)

in November at the Tokyo Motor Show, and while it's just going on sale, Mazda is preparing a tuned version of the model which will debut at the nation's Tokyo Auto Salon early next year. The Salon, which is the equivalent to our SEMA aftermarket parts show in Las Vegas, but in the land of the rising sun, opens on January 11th, so as such it's attended by both automakers and the performance aftermarket and usually serves as the launching pad for the “unobtanium”, the Japanese domestic market performance parts and accessories that make Japanese car enthusiasts drool here in North America.

The previous Atenza was much like the Mazda3 in that it is a global car sold all around the world, but this won't be the case for the second generation car. It will be a completely different vehicle as North American tastes dictate a larger and more powerful car. While we know that the second generation Atenza will not be our future Mazda6, to the disappointment of many enthusiasts, Mazda has rubbed it in a little more

Stock Mazdaspeed3 too dull for your tastes? Mazda shows that more can be had. (Photo: Mazda)

by releasing a concept tuned version of the Atenza by in-house brand Mazdaspeed.

Visual changes to this tweaked Atenza include new more aggressive front and rear fascias with bigger, contrast-color intakes and skirts. Mazda has also fitted a set of highly-polished 10-spoke aluminum wheels, which display anodized blue brake calipers. The ride height appears to be lower than stock, which looks like the work of Mazdaspeed springs and dampers, and the whole package is graced by a sport-tuned muffler.

Mazda hasn't released many details about the car (we suspect it's a visual-based concept), although there's a good chance that there are some mild modifications under its hood like a cold air intake.

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