2016 Mazda MX-5 Review: This Gorgeous Toy, A Classic Reborn…
The skinny: To drive the new Mazda MX-5 is to love it. It is as simple as that. And if you can get any time at the wheel – five minutes or five hours – you will find every second of it just sheer unadulterated joy.
Wide, flat, light and toy-like externally, the new MX-5 is the epitome of on-road balance and involved motoring. And, although as hip as hell, it also taps into a nostalgic spirit of “classic open-topped sports motoring” in a way that few modern cars can.
Vehicle Style: Two-seat sports convertible
Price: $31,990 - $41,550
Engine/trans:
- 96kW/150Nm 1.5 litre 4cyl petrol | 6sp manual or 6sp automatic
- 118kW/200Nm 2.0 litre 4cyl petrol | 6sp manual or 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 6.1 l/100km (1.5 manual) to 7.1 l/100km (2.0 auto) | tested: 8.1 l/100km (1.5 manual)
OVERVIEW
Every now and then a car comes along, one so thoroughly well-executed and just “so right” for the market, that it simply sells itself.
And there is nothing any ‘creative’ from any advertising house can add or subtract from the story it makes for itself, nor its impact on the market.
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