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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Mazda’s revamped MX-5 drop-top has gone on sale in Japan today, sporting a fresh front end, a new set of boots and tweaked mechanicals and performance.

The most distinctive changes for 2009 occur ahead of the A-pillar, with Mazda grafting on a fresher, sharper ‘face’ - as well as the biggest grin ever seen on an automobile. [...]

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