LET’S STOP CALLING IT A CHICK’S CAR

WHEN IT COMES time to introduce a new version of the best-selling roadster in history, it’s a good idea to ensure that the fresh iteration is a marked improvement over its predecessor. In that regard, Mazda has passed with flying colors with the third-generation MX-5, creating a car that’s better in every way than the one it replaces. For starters, Mazda has kept the MX-5’s weight to a minimum—the new car, at 2476 pounds, weighs roughly the same as the old, turbocharged Mazdaspeed Miata—yet has significantly upped the car’s torsional (47 percent better) and bending (22 percent) rigidity, producing a stiffer drop-top that exhibits nary a quiver over rough pavement. During our week of testing, every editor came away impressed with the MX-5’s sustained sprightliness and newfound solidity. Of course,…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2006

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