Japanese Demio

15 Aug, 2011

The Mazda Demio (Mazda2 in North America) is easily one of the most popular commuter car choices in Japan because of its compact size, spacious interior and fuel economy but does it have what it takes to also be a tuner car?

Owner Naoyuki believes that it does and this is how he did it. The Demio may have a variety of parts available for it in Japan but Naoyuki wanted stand out and separate his car from the regular bolt-on crowd. The USDM popularity in Japan is comparable to JDM fanatics in North America and what better way to begin the Demio makeover than with a complete front end swap from its U.S. counterpart. The 12 piece conversion included items like hood, fenders, bumper, fog lights and while the USDM headlights were also used they were retrofitted with the OEM internals from Japan to maintain the original HID lights. The rest of the Demio also received a healthy massage of U.S. spec parts from the tail lights to the sun visors. The Demio was then dropped on custom painted JLine 5RL2 wheels 17x8 all around wrapped in Pirelli rubber. Performance was increased with a 02werkz exhaust system and for added handling the Demio received Cusco coilovers with H&R springs. The aggressive stance of this Demio combined with the unique look for Japan can easily separate this Demio from the regular 9 to 5 crowd.

OWNER：Naoyuki Yamamoto
MODEL：2007 MADZA Demio SPORT　　
Exterior:
US Front bumper w/fog lamps assy(12piece)
US Head lights
HID conversion(JP genuine HID→US Halogen→HID conversion)
US Rear bumper
US Tail lights
US Tail light Connectors
US Rear reflectors
US Door mirror glass(R)
US Fuel gas cap
US Sun visors
UK Floor mats
US Genuine Option Side Step (standard JDM "SPORT" Grade)

Wheels & Tires: JLine 5RL2, Custom semi gloss teal metallic disk/High polish lip 17x8.0j all around Pirelli 195/40R17 all around
Suspension:Cusco coilovers/H&R Spring
Performance:O2werkz Exhaust (SUS304)