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Following months of speculation and rumours, the new, fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 was unveiled at three simultaneous events held in Tokyo, Barcelona and Monterey. To celebrate the newest edition of the world’s most popular roadster, Mazda organized a private event in Monterey with Duran Duran, the group that topped the charts …

Oh joy, oh bliss! The glory of the open road! The sweet country air! You don’t need to be rich to indulge in the pleasure of letting the wind tousle your hair as you drive. For less than $50,000, you can enjoy one of life’s simplest pleasures! Before spilling the …

There are certain automobiles that consistently appear on top 10 lists regardless of the publication. The 2013 Mazda MX-5 Miata is one such car, a vehicle whose almost universal appeal and outstanding driving dynamics have made it the darling of not just journalists, but of both amateur track drivers and …

This elegant little roadster has been unchanged for several years now, and everything leads us to believe that it will eventually be revamped. In fact, rumour has it that a collaborative effort with Fiat is in the works. In the meantime, does this Japanese car still meet expectations? Or are …

The day your humble and eminently competent servant photographed the Mazda MX-5, the temperature was 26 degrees Celsius and about 35 with the Humidex. Fortunately, that warm weather will be back soon. If the sun was an automobile, it would be the Mazda MX-5. It is nothing short of happiness …

The Mazda MX5 is the sports car of my generation. Created in 1989, the first Mazda Miatas began appearing on Vancouver’s city streets right around the same time as I entered the first months of sensible communication and self-awareness that are apparently the hallmarks of a child’s fourth year of …

Since its spectacular debut in 1989, this Mazda has been very popular. What’s more, after all the improvements, makeovers and modifications, the engineers have always been faithful to the original version, refusing to make it too big, too powerful or too expensive. They were true to the basic concept of …

Mazda has never been afraid to innovate. Take the rotary engine, for example, or even the MX-5, a one-of-a-kind roadster. Other manufacturers usually try to copy rivals’ successes, but the MX-5 roadster remains exclusively Mazda’s since the departure of the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. To mark the 20 year …

February 1989: It cruises in to the Chicago Auto Show like some kind of UFO. No one was expecting it. No rumours about it had been leaked, and no auto paparazzi had released photos of it. It was a small, simple roadster, vaguely reminiscent of the first Lotus Elan from …

They say that technology is advancing at an exponential rate. For every new technological discovery the human race makes pushes the boundaries even further, allowing scientists and other men and women in white coats to push the boundary even further. As such, many of the entertaining myths and mysteries of …