Mazda MX-5

In published reviews,
critics awarded this
vehicle an average
overall score of:

89
Priced From $22,500
MPG 24.0
Styles Reviewed
ConvertibleConvertible

Times Online

08/16/09
2009-08-16
93
100

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Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson 7.1 out of 10 2010 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

You waste your money on a Mustang or a Ferrari. The fact is that if you want a sports car, the Mazda MX-5 is perfect. Nothing on the road will give you better value.

Car and Driver

04/08/09
2009-04-08
92
100

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Aaron Robinson Aaron Robinson 6.6 out of 10 2009 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The Mazda MX-5 remains one of the most entertaining cars to drive at any price. Light, agile, and always ready for a frolic, it feels much quicker than it looks on paper.

Cars.com

07/11/09
2009-07-11
91
100

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Joe Wiesenfelder Joe Wiesenfelder 8.7 out of 10 2009 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The Mazda MX-5’s advantages in the market are that it has little competition — and none with anywhere near its two decades of refinement and evolution.

Motor Trend

09/02/09
2009-09-02
91
100

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Staff Review Motor Trend 6.3 out of 10 2010 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The Mazda Miata is sheetmetal proof that test-track numbers alone can’t pick a great driver’s car. It’s far, far better than mere digits could ever convey.

AutoBlog.com

10/02/09
2009-10-02
91
100

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Chris Paukert Chris Paukert Score Pending 2009 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

We enjoyed the Mazda MX-5’s honest balance of accessible performance, newborn kitty frolic and uncomplicated operation, and it still strikes us as great value.

TheTruthAboutCars.com

03/23/09
2009-03-23
90
100

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Frank Williams Frank Williams Score Pending 2009 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The 2009 MX-5 Miata was the first car I’ve driven in a long time that had me grinning every time I drove it. It’s an antidote for automotive ennui.

Motor Trend

09/10/09
2009-09-10
90
100

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Carlos Lago Carlos Lago Score Pending 2010 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The Mazda MX-5 has an unbelievable sense of balance and control. You can drive it like a hooligan on an autocross, sliding the rear around wherever you want to.

New Car Test Drive

05/28/10
2010-05-28
89
100

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Tom Lankard Tom Lankard 6.4 out of 10 2010 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The Mazda MX-5 remains a car to love, delivering what the English sports cars of the 1950s and ’60s promised but never quite managed: A delightful, capable, well-engineered driving experience in a vehicle that starts every time and runs seemingly forever,

AutoGuide.com

06/23/09
2009-06-23
89
100

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Erik Eikenberry Erik Eikenberry Score Pending 2009 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The Mazda MX-5 offers stellar driving dynamics, good fuel efficiency and ULEV emissions status wrapped in an attractively-proportioned top-down al fresca environ.

Boston Globe

10/16/09
2009-10-16
89
100

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Clifford Atiyeh Clifford Atiyeh 7.3 out of 10 2009 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

Clifford Atiyeh

In an ever-changing automotive marketplace, it’s nice to know that some things stay the same. The Miata has not compromised its original mission to build a modern sports car that honors yesteryear.

Jalopnik.com

07/13/09
2009-07-13
88
100

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Wes Siler Wes Siler 6.6 out of 10 2009 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The MX-5 can still deliver the thrill of real driving. It’s involving and exciting at relatively low speeds, just like a British sports car from the ‘50s or ‘60s.

AutoGuide.com

09/25/09
2009-09-25
88
100

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Staff Review AutoGuide.com 5.0 out of 10 2010 Mazda MX-5 Convertible

The Mazda Miata gives you more smiles per dollar than pretty much any other car on he market. It’s everything a British sports car should be, only with Japanese parentage.

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