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This introductory video, led by automotive journalist Gabriel Gélinas, is a perfect example of why the Mazda MX-5 won the best-buy title in the convertible segment of the 2020 Auto Guide... Whether with her soft roof on the standard model or remote-controlled hardtop in the MX-5 RF grand touring version, …

When you drive the MX-5 roadster, you’ll find that this perfectly balanced car gives you a sense of total control. The manual transmission’s shifter is beautifully precise, with a short throws and a great mechanical feel. Meanwhile, the clutch offers the perfect degree of feel. It is truly an incredible …

The Mazda Miata was an instant success when it was first launched in 1990. It has undergone some changes including being renamed the more masculine MX-5. Let's check out the new one with a Retractable Fastback (RF) (This segment first aired on Motoring TV 2017 episode #16) ***Watch full episodes …

Introducing the Mazda MX-5 Miata RF. A retractable roof with fastback styling.

When it comes to affordable fun, you'd be hard pressed to find a better option than a true blue sports car. For 2016, the car-buying public was blessed with plenty of great sports car choices, with three in particular rising to the top. The Audi S3 was an early favourite …

Gabriel Gelinas Drives : 2016 Mazda MX-5 …

When Mazda unveiled the 2016 MX-5 in the fall of 2014, it was to much fanfare. Sure, it sheds its Miata moniker for the fourth generation, but its styling and proportions stayed true to the original MX-5 that debuted some 25 years ago. Important to the MX-5 's success, however, …

Call it what you want, but the Mazda MX-5 Miata has been the unmistakable best bang for your buck roadster on the market over the last 25 years. Modeled after the famed MGB and Lotus roadsters of yesteryear, not much has changed about the drop-top Mazda over three generations, sticking …

When Mazda launched the second generation MX-5 Miata, it knew it had some big shoes to fill. With the popularity of the roadster climbing, changes to the car needed to be doled out delicately as to not upset the Miata's fan base. While the first-gen Miata may be the one …

Back in September 2014, Jim Kenzie attended the launch of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata, the fourth generation of the friendly roadster that could. And if you missed it, don’t forget to check out Jim’s conversation with Derek Jenkins, Mazda North America’s design chief, where they spitballed about the redesigned …