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2012 Mazda MX-5 To Be Smaller, Lighter: Report

WITH A NOD to its earliest incarnations, the next generation MX-5 will be both smaller and lighter than the current model, according to British magazine Autocar.

Takao Kijima, the MX-5’s project chief, has reportedly said in the past that the next incarnation of the iconic roadster will be at least 10 percent lighter, which would [...]

Report: 2012 Mazda MX-2 Roadster On The Way

The Mazda MX-2 is expected to draw styling inspiration from the popular Furai concept.

THE MAZDA MX-5 may soon have a new baby brother, according to the team at Auto Express.

Mazda is reportedly working on an entry-level two-seater roadster, dubbed the MX-2, which is said to take styling cues from the eye-catching Mazda Furai concept.

The consensus [...]

Mazda To Celebrate MX-5’s 20th Birthday At Le Mans

IT’S THE WORLD’S most popular roadster and one of Japan’s most successful exports. It also repopularised the drop-top sports car segment and spawned dozens of hairdresser jokes in the process. It’s the Mazda MX-5, and it turns 20-years old this year.

To celebrate, Mazda will be holding a birthday bash at the 24 Hours of Le [...]

Jay Leno: Prius And MX-5 Future Collectables

This is an awkward news item, for me. You see, my friends read TMR (they just like to pick out my typos), and more than a few of them drive early Mazda MX-5s. What’s awkward about that, you wonder? Only that I’m always giving them stick for driving little haidressers cars.

So to have the internationally [...]

Photo Of The Day: Go-Kart Or Mazda MX-5?

The NA-NB Mazda MX-5 series is already a remarkably small car, but dump the thing on some appropriately-small wheels (and push the offset right down for good measure), and you’ll be lucky if you can see the head of the driver next to you.

Cheers, Russ!

2009 Mazda MX-5 On Sale In Australia

With its huge international following, Mazda knows just how important it is to get the formula right for its MX-5 roadster.

For 2009, the third generation MX-5 receives a mild revision to its appearance, with a thorough working over of the perky little convertible’s engineering.

Subtlety is the key, but Mazda has gone over the MX-5 with [...]

And Now, A Brief Moment Of Zen…

We get the feeling no amount of straps will be able to restrain this monster.

For those that haven’t yet realised, MX-5s are rear-wheel-drive.

2009 Melbourne Motor Show: 2009 Mazda MX-5 Update

According to Mazda, this update of its MX-5 roadster features “an expressive and aerodynamic new Mazda five-point fascia” along with a number of cosmetic, mechanical and ergonomic upgrades.

The bigger ‘eyes’ and new smiley grille freshens up the MX-5’s styling - the TMR consensus is that it is a step-forward over the older model.

“The feisty little [...]

Mazda MX-5 Celebrates 20th Birthday

Mazda’s classic MX-5 roadster will be celebrating its 20th birthday this week and boy, has it aged well. While other cars have grown bigger, fatter, and in a lot of cases, slower over the years, Mazda has resolutely stuck by the MX-5’s original formula of a lightweight chassis, revvy engine and sublime suspension tuning.

Since its [...]