# Mazda blatantly ripped off Aston Martin's design cues **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 27, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826 "2007-12-27T00:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dlucas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@Dlucas](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dlucas)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/1 "2007-12-27T00:01:16Z")
![http://news-images.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/1/0/4/8/1/1-48.jpg](http://news-images.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/1/0/4/8/1/1-48.jpg) ![http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/9-jul17-aston.jpg](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/9-jul17-aston.jpg) ![http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/bowrofl.gif](http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/bowrofl.gif) ---
**Author:** ![02svtfocus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/02svtfocus/32/7318_2.png) [@02svtfocus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02svtfocus)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/2 "2007-12-27T00:05:12Z")
Mazda and Aston Martin are in the same family edit: didnt realize it was a miata kitted at first ---
**Author:** ![FEAST\_JAPAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@FEAST\_JAPAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FEAST_JAPAN)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/3 "2007-12-27T00:07:32Z")
What a rubbish conversion and im sure it took a lot of work. ---
**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/4 "2007-12-27T00:18:41Z")
> [@02svtfocus](#): > > edit: didnt realize it was a miata kitted at first Ya its gotta be one of the worst kits Ive ever seen. It doesnt even look like the front wheel is centered in the wheel well. :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/5 "2007-12-27T03:50:54Z")
thats hideous ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/6 "2007-12-27T04:15:51Z")
Picard. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/7 "2007-12-27T04:56:22Z")
> [@02svtfocus](#): > > Mazda and Aston Martin are in the same family > > edit: didnt realize it was a miata kitted at first uhm no, Aston is owned by Prodrive ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/8 "2007-12-27T05:51:05Z")
might look better if the front wheel was centered in the fender area :bloated: ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/9 "2007-12-27T05:56:44Z")
> [@zwarbyt](#): > > might look better if the front wheel was centered in the fender area :bloated: NO!!! The body is too fast for the rest of the car. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/10 "2007-12-27T06:02:47Z")
The first picture is ok but the second is pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/11 "2007-12-27T07:32:34Z")
that’s horrid. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/12 "2007-12-27T07:35:17Z")
youch that sucks no job making the wheels look like they belong there :picard: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/13 "2007-12-27T07:40:47Z")
Aston Martin’s are nice looking. Miata’s are nice looking. Bacon is delicious. Gin and tonics are delicious. Some good things aren’t meant to be combined. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/14 "2007-12-27T08:02:16Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > uhm no, Aston is owned by Prodrive now. Ford use to own them ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/15 "2007-12-27T08:15:33Z")
ewww ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/16 "2007-12-27T08:26:58Z")
> [@dreid](#): > > now. Ford use to own them ugh… and the DBS, which I think this is styled after came from the Prodrive era… ---
**Author:** ![matter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@matter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matter)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/17 "2007-12-27T09:06:38Z")
If they centered the front wheels. I think that shit is hott! do a Cobra motor swap, vroom vroom… +1 from me ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-blatantly-ripped-off-aston-martins-design-cues/40826/18 "2007-12-27T09:08:37Z")
What is it with kits to make Miatas resemble: Corvettes Mustangs Shitty cars in general Jags Astons I’d like some Gin with my Bacon please.