MX-5: 20 years of Mazda success
Two seats, soft top and rear-wheel drive – three ingredients that form the basis of a recipe for success. Add in a dash of affordability, a pinch of cute styling and lashings of handling and you're well on your way to a Michelin Star winning banquet of a car!
When Mazda designed its MX-5 it kept things simple. The concept was to recreate a classic British sportscar of days gone by – a modern interpretation of a Lotus Elan or MGB – and boy did they crack it. As only the Japanese can, they took the idea we had and made it even better.
The little Mazda has been a sales phenomenon, shifting more than 860,000 units since it arrived here in 1990. Yes, the MX-5 really is nearly 20 years old, but time hasn't satisfied the appetite of buyers. Even now, four generations on, the MX-5 is a steady sales winner.
