[1] Suzuki's design for the Tokyo Motor Show was a fully functional car with a front/rear weight distribution of 45:55,[3] powered by a modified 1.3-liter G13B engine borrowed from the Cultus GTi.

The Type A is a red sports car with pop-up headlights, front air vent and gull-wing doors.

[8] The Type B, themed as "High-tuned pure sports",[8] was inspired by the trends in the tuning industry and in current concept car design, featuring greenhouse pyramid roof without a rearward sweep to the C-pillar.

It had a racing car inspired interior, unlike Type A, it was aiming for the rough and spartan look and was the only model that had a more conventional forward door hinging.

[8][9] The Type C, has a more distinctive body design as it was inspired by Mazda's Group C sports prototype racers, incorporating its signature colour scheme of blue on white and the number it bore at the 24 hours of Le Mans.

There are many design cues typical to an endurance racer such as the wing mirror and BBS style brake-cooling wheel discs.

[8] The Type A would only receive a minor design alteration prior to production, as the pop-up headlights were dropped in favour of fixed units, purely for structural rigidity reasons.

[11] Much of the development work was carried out in the United Kingdom, undergoing extensive testing at Lotus' Millbrook Proving Ground, despite the fact that the car was never intended for sale outside Japan.

[16] Mazda also introduced the Mazdaspeed version to showcase the parts that were available for the car, the A-spec, the body kit features an enhanced hood, front spoiler and rear wing.

It also came with a host of options including shock absorbers with sports spring sets, strut bars for the front and rear, mechanical LSD, enhanced air filter and a stainless steel and ceramic muffler.