Am I the only one who was surprised to see this picture?

I'd always assumed it would have been a mesh grille or even just left open across its width.

sorry backed up for an edit and lost the image

Looks nice.

And that triangle shape is where the read fog light is fitted.

Could have fitted a proper rear diffuser though, instead of that fake one. Just cut out the plastick behind the 'mesh' and it'd do...

I assume that having a proper rear diffuser would also help with cooling of the exhaust system.

Chris

There's been a lot of talk about how hot the boot gets - this explains it. I wonder if Mazda will address this issue?

They will probably bring out a mesh rear grille for £299.95 as an accessory :eek:

...or you could cut out the plastic yourself and stick a bit of chicken wire in there!!

Good idea MarkW, I've got plenty of that!!

Cheers
Oilman

Originally posted by RobDickinson
Could have fitted a proper rear diffuser though, instead of that fake one. Just cut out the plastick behind the 'mesh' and it'd do...

Correct if I'm wrong. but doesn't a diffuser have to be in the airflow? With that big muffler there I doubt much air would make it.

I guess they would need to drop the bottom edge of the bumber cover down.

I noticed it on my car too. It does seem a little low budget. They should've either gone with a real mesh or a better fake like the front grill.