Opening the hatch, the trunk area has a detachable partition for flexible stowage arrangements. When placed at the floor level, the partition allows the area beneath it to be used as sub-trunk. When placed in the upper position, the partition can both be used as a rear shelf and to conceal large packages underneath.
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| The Micro Sport's interior appears to notch with numerous technical goodies, but not overly complicated. (Photo: Mazda Canada) |
Designed With Technical Competence
"The interior has a remarkable technical competence, but it's not overly complicated," Odell said. "The car is what one comes to expect from Mazda."
Opening the doors exposes two-tone, brown and black leather front bucket seats with large side bolsters, like sports cars would have, providing ample side support. The seats also feature a red stripe running along their sides, a theme carried over on other parts of the car.
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| The front two-tone, brown and black leather bucket seats have large side bolsters, like those in sports cars, providing side support. The seats also have a red stripe running along their sides. (Photo: Mazda Canada) |
The rear fold-down seats have a sporty bucket look and are designed to provide excellent lateral support and ease of vehicle entry and exit. Both front and rear seats have generous thickness in the shoulder area, and assure firm and comfortable seating. For ample headroom, the A-pillars and side windows feature relatively upright angles.
The easiest example of technical competence is Mazda's keyless entry system. The system uses a "credit card" that contains personalized information about the driver. When inserted into a receiver in the instrument panel, information such as common destinations for the navigation system and preferred audio sources are automatically set by the system. In addition, the card activates the engine start switch mounted on the instrument panel. The engine is started with a simple push of a button, and can be shut down just as easily.