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2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring in Soul Red Crystal (a $595 option)
2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 276
Fuel used: 8.8 gallons
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary Edition
by Don Sikora
Note: The following story was excerpted from the August 2019 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Since its debut at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show, Mazda’s MX-5 Miata has become an enthusiast favorite. Three decades later, Mazda came to the 2019 Chicago show with the MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary limited-edition special. We think it’s worth checking out as a future collectible.
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring in Machine Gray Metallic (a $600 option; includes Auburn Nappa leather)
2019 Mazda MX-5 RF Grand Touring
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles Driven: 475
Fuel Used: 13.8 gallons
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary
As it was the 1989 Chicago Auto Show where Mazda introduced the first Miata, it seems only fitting that the company debuted its special 30th Anniversary version of the iconic sports car at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show.
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata in Snowflake White Pearl Mica (a $200 option)
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 420
Fuel used: 13.7 gallons
First Spin: 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring
Yikes, where does the time go? The MX-5 Miata is fast closing in on its 30th birthday, but Mazda apparently couldn’t wait until the pearl-anniversary year of its beloved two-seat roadster to roll out a welcome round of enhancements. Ever since the first Miata debuted at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show as a 1990 model, Mazda has stayed wonderfully true to its original MX-5 concept: a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, lightweight two-seat sports car with modest power, an easily removable roof, and a sporty-yet-compliant suspension.
Test Drive: 2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF
2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring RF in Soul Red Metallic, a $300 option
2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring RF
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 1069
Fuel used: 31.7 gallons
Test Drive: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Our test car was the sportiest Club trim level of the already-sporty MX-5 Miata. It started at $28,600, with Soul Red paint, Brembo brakes, BBS wheels, and destination raising the bottom line to $33,120.
2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles Driven: 283
Fuel Used: 9.0 gallons
First Spin: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata
In its most radical redesign to date, the 4th-generation Mia … er … MX-5 is shorter, lighter, quicker, and more fuel-efficient than its predecessor, and makes available numerous new high-tech features. The base Sport starts at $25,735 including destination, with the top-line Grand Touring listing for just under $31,000 before options.
Maybe it was the day …
Maybe it was the road …
Maybe it was the scenery …
But the sunny preview romp along the twisting ribbons of asphalt that wrap through the high-desert mountains of Southern California made me fall for the Mazda Miata all over again.
2016 Mazda MX-5 Accessories Concept
Mazda’s all-new 2016 MX-5 Miata is still a few months away from hitting the showroom floor, but already we’re getting a glimpse of its personalization potential. Mazda displayed an accessorized example of its soon-to-arrive sports roadster at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show.
