Students Are Transforming The Mazda Cx-5 Into A Dakar-Ready Off-Roader

Ever wondered how the CX-5 would expect similar if it were made to compete inward the Dakar Rally? Well, wonder no to a greater extent than because students inward Japan’s Nihon Automobile College (NATS) is turning that into reality amongst the CX-Runner.

This one-of-a-kind model is based off the first-generation CX-5, simply volition have diverse off-road goodies. Based on the sketch released past times the school, it’ll larn fender extensions, off-road suspension, together with shortened bumpers for a meliorate approach angle. The modified bike arches too necessitated inward welding the raise door nigh which should move fine because the NATS students envisioned it purely equally a two-seater.

The finished auto volition debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2020, simply based on the college’s Facebook page, the CX-Runner volition move fitted amongst composite materials together with mightiness fifty-fifty sport a beefed upwards powertrain equally the stock Skyactiv engine was removed completely inward i photo.

NATS started offering a customizing degree inward 1998 together with edifice a tuner auto is i of the requirements needed to graduate.