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Mazda goes crazy in the sweetest way by making an insanely detailed chocolate Miata【Photos】

Casey Baseel Feb 16, 2023
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day with a car the world has fallen in love with.

When someone wants to make some artistic-looking Valentine’s Day chocolates, a heart shape is the obvious choice. Chocolates shaped like teddy bears or roses are also popular, since those too are common components of a classic romantic gift bundle.

But while February 14 is a day for romance and sweets, every day of the year is a day for cars if you’re Mazda. So to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year the Hiroshima-headquartered auto manufacturer made a chocolate Roadster, and the level of detail is amazing.

The chocolate is based on the ND Roadster, the fourth generation of what’s called the Miata or MX-5 outside Japan (and a car we were on hand for the world debut of). Specifically, it’s modeled on the RF power hardtop/targa model. Mazda didn’t just recreate the car’s body, though, but an array of its interior and internal parts too, all in chocolate.

The seats might seem like obvious inclusions, but then they really went the extra mile with things like the tri-gauge instrument panel, muffler and exhaust system, and even the driveshaft and suspension bits.

こちらのチョコレートは、パティシエの長谷川健太さん（@kenta_sucretier）にご協力いただきました。

より細かな部品が見えるカットをご紹介します！

タイヤ、マフラーなど…どのチョコレートがお好みですか？ pic.twitter.com/m04QYGcTG6

— マツダ株式会社 (@Mazda_PR) February 14, 2023

In the modern era the auto industry has moved overwhelmingly to digital renderings when it comes to auto styling. Mazda, though, continues to produce clay models for its cars at the design stage to better grasp how they’ll look in the real world, and this chocolate Roadster feels like a continuation of that philosophy.

▼ Mazda’s winged M badge looks great in chocolate form too.

The chocolate Roadster was crafted by Kenta Hasegawa, head chef at Tokyo patissier Melanchomelt/Sucretier.

▼ Some of Hasegawa’s other works

お花も顔もお砂糖だけで作っちゃった( ≖ᴗ≖)
ギリシャ神話の神っぽい(神) pic.twitter.com/p8XPajCFiK

— 長谷川健太@𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐑 (@kenta_sucretier) February 4, 2023

その名も天空のケーキ☁ラヒュタ

聞いてください。久石譲の君をのせて…

あのちーへーいーせーんー🎤(´□｀* )ノ pic.twitter.com/LqcVEuVg1S

— 長谷川健太@𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐑 (@kenta_sucretier) November 3, 2022

▼ Phone wallpaper-use images of the choco Roadster

みなさまからのたくさんの反響、ありがとうございます…！

もっとマツダを近くに感じていただけるよう、スマートフォン壁紙に使える縦型の画像を作成しました。設定された方はぜひ見せていただけるとうれしいです☺️

次回の投稿は18時！ぜひお楽しみに！ pic.twitter.com/ZOVEsKEd9x

— マツダ株式会社 (@Mazda_PR) February 14, 2023

Unfortunately, the chocolate ND was a promotional one-off. Roadster/Miata fans online have reacted to the photos with a gigantic and collective “I want one!” though, so hopefully next year Mazda will offer them for sale.

Related: Melanchomelt/Sucretier
Source: Mazda/@Mazda_PR
Images: Mazda
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