As far as budget-friendly sports cars go, it's tough to beat the Mazda MX-5 Miata — especially in its current flavour. Where the previous MX-5, known as the NC in Miata-speak, was larger and slightly pudgier than its predecessors, the current-generation ND is a return to form. Smaller, sure, but also lighter. More technology, sure, but still pure. Less powerful, sure, but still incredibly zippy. Read More
Car Review: 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata
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The MX-5 is only the beginning of Mazda’s restoration program
HIROSHIMA, Japan — When Mazda was developing the first-generation MX-5 Miata, known as the NA, the development team bought classic cars — an MGB and a Datsun 240Z — as muses for the upcoming sports car. They wanted to drive and test the classics alongside the new car to ensure it captured the same joy as roadsters once did. Speaking with Nobihuro Yamamoto, a lead engineer when the original Miata was in development, I asked him which classics had been brought in to develop the latest, ND MX-5. Read More
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Shut Up and Drive: 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1.5L
In our latest installment of Shut Up and Drive, a segment where we let the cars do the talking, we find ourselves in Japan driving a Japanese-spec MX-5 Miata. Read More
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Getting lost in Portugal with the Mazda Miata we can’t buy
"You will be spending time outdoors, in the mountains, near water," is what the fortune cookie promised. It was right — a few months later, we found ourselves discovering hidden waterfalls and slicing through the jagged landscape of northern Portugal. But it missed one thing: the butt-puckeringly serpentine road leading up to the peak. Read More
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Generation Gap: Ranking each and every Mazda MX-5 Miata
Let's get this out of the way: there's no such thing as a 'bad' Miata. Read More
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Heap to Hero: DIY kit transforms Miata roadsters into vintage Alfa Romeos
If you just happen to have a spare Mazda MX-5 taking up space, a company across the pond can help you turn it into a replica of the first F1 car to take the checkered flag at Silverstone. Read More
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Driving By Numbers: 2021’s unexpected Canadian sports car sales surge
Who'd've thunk it? Over the past year, rumours pointed toward the death of the sports car due to the side effects of the pandemic, but those rumours have been put to bed. Read More
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Vincentric lists 2021 Best Value Award winners
There’s a lot of metrics to consider when you’re purchasing a new vehicle. Yes, you want the best price, but you also want the best value. That means considering more than just the sticker on the windshield. How do you determine that? Read More
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The Golden Era of used sports cars
Today, used models like the Toyota 86, Mazda MX-5, and Nissan 370Z offer not only some compelling driving experiences, but also some excellent bang for your used sports-car dollar. Read More
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Next-gen Mazda MX-5 rumoured to retain gasoline engine
Mazda has begun dipping a tentative toe in the EV waters, of course, producing the curious MX-30, which features clamshell doors and less than 200 kilometres of driving range. Speculation is rampant that the company is using this rig as something a test-bed for future product, rather than jumping headfirst into a segment in which it has limited experience. Read More
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