While we fantasise about the Mazda Vision-X Coupe becoming a reality, something a little more realistic in hitting showroom floors comes in the form of the Vision X-Compact at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. If you think it looks an awful lot like a future Mazda 2, you get a gold star.
If you thought the fact that Mazda made the current MX-5 smaller than the original was impressive, the Vision-X Compact refreshingly measures in smaller than the current Mazda 2 as well. The dimensions are 3,825 mm in length, 1,795 mm wide and 1,470 mm tall.
There is very much current Mazda 2 cues in the styling, but with the evolved Kodo design language integrated. That sees the body-coloured front fascia and vertical DRLs flanking where the grille would usually be found, and linking up with the headlights.
Flip it around and the rear takes a very fuss-free approach, with a flat tailgate and taillights that curve out at the bottom and line up against the rear windshield at the top. Completing the whole concept look are some very fancy thick five-spoke wheels.
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The cabin takes inspiration from the Vision-X Coupe with a minimalist, driver-centric approach, such as the raised centre console that brings the shifter closer to the driver, along with a simple dashboard.
Only a single large digital gauge here, propped up behind the flat-bottomed, three-spoke dished steering wheel that also has gearshift paddles. Mazda states the concept has an integrated generative AI assistant that engages in natural conversation, making the car a ‘friend’ rather than a tool or appliance.
The carmaker is big on carbon capture technology, and even the carbon fibre shell is supposedly constructed via its carbon capture material. While the new Mazda 2 is some time from being production ready, it will likely be powered by Hiroshima’s new Skyactiv-Z engines. These engines are designed to achieve a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio for a theoretically perfect combustion.
The first of the Skyactiv-Z engines will find its way into the all-new third-generation CX-5, before bringing back some “Jinba ittai” in the next-generation MX-5.
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