Mazda Miata MX5 NC

 



How will history view the third-generation Mazda MX-5? Possibly as something of an odd one out, we reckon. Assuming Mazda sticks to its compact and lightweight guns whenever the fifth-generation MX-5 comes around (presuming the market demands such things by then), the third-gen car will be unique among MX-5s in being a little larger and a little heavier.

It also arrived on the market with a bit of a stumble, losing some of the communication and delicacy to its handling that the first couple of MX-5s had offered – something you can read about later on. Mazda fixed the problem, and the third-gen car certainly made strides in other areas, but it’s perhaps not viewed quite as fondly as a result.

Still, there’s plenty to recommend a third-generation MX-5 today, from temptingly low prices, excellent reliability, and for car enthusiasts, a vast aftermarket only too happy to massage away the car’s deficiencies...

Mazda MX-5 Mk3 in detail

Mazda’s first and second-generation MX-5s had been a roaring success, but the automotive market of the 2000s was already a very different place to that of the 1990s. Many of the MX-5’s chief rivals had already come and gone, while customers now expected more quality, space and technology than the ageing Mk2 coul.

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