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Lighter, more powerful Mazda MX-5 sets stage for Aussie arrival

Mazda gains clearance to bring 135kW versions of the award-winning roadster and targa top here

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Mazda boosts MX-5 power

Mid-life Mazda MX-5 update brings 2.0-litre engine tune and chassis revisions

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2018 Mazda MX-5 gains minor upgrade, price bump

The soft update adds more refinement to the 2016 Wheels Car of the Year winner – without messing with its successful formula

Mazda MX5 receives updated features
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2018 Mazda MX-5 receives updated features, pricing

A slightly updated ND-gen roadster will see the model survive a little while longer

Mazda hints at exciting MX-5 evolution more special editions
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Mazda hints at ‘exciting’ MX-5 evolution, more special editions

More limited-run variants are on the way as part of Mazda’s MX-5 product growth

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Mazda says more MX-5 specials on the way

Remains tight-lipped on details

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Top 5: Affordable convertibles

Are you a fine purveyor of wind in the hair and sun on the skin? These are the cars for you

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Performance convertible bargains

Driver’s cars affected by the resale curse on drop-tops

Affordable thrills 3 sports cars under 70000
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Affordable thrills: 3 sports cars under $70,000

Sports cars are helping passenger cars stay in the race against SUVs, led by popular models at the more affordable end of the spectrum

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MOTOR’s Top 10 videos of 2017

Our favourite moments the camera crew were able to capture

Performance cars under 75K Australias best value cars
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Performance cars under $75K: Australia's Best Value Cars

Performance cars aren’t often known for being good value for money, but there’s a surprising array of athletic n’ affordable autos on the market.

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Mazda MX-5 RF Limited Edition announced

Only 110 units of a top-spec roadster will be available to Aussies

Top 5: Best-selling sportscars
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Top 5: Best-selling sportscars

We shine a spotlight on Australia's five most favourite sportscars

PROJECT MX57 TWIN TURBO LS1 POWERED MAZDA MX5
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PROJECT MX5.7: TWIN-TURBO LS1-POWERED MAZDA MX-5

We are thrashing to have our twin-turbo V8 MX-5 ready for Red CentreNATS

Factory restoration programs that should be available
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Factory restoration programs that should be available

Mazda’s MX-5 resto scheme has us wondering whether Aussie modern classics deserve some factory love

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Mazda MX-5 NA restoration program announced

Mazda Japan will take on its customers’ resto projects and bring roadsters back to A1 condition

The five best manual transmissions you can buy right now
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The five best manual transmissions you can buy right now

Still prefer to shift gears yourself? Here’s your shortlist of the best manual shifters out there.

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BMW Z4 now a better-value Mazda MX-5

Original Z4 plummets to old MX-5 pricing

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Sweet Dream: Mazda MX-5 SP

Putting a rocket up Hiroshima’s roadster

Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer vs Mazda MX-5 Racers Edge
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Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer vs Mazda MX-5: Racer's Edge

We were eager to try our hand at one of two Mazda MX-5 Cup Racers in the country, but could it still possess everything we loved about the road-going car?

Front-engine, mid-engine, rear-engine: what’s the difference?
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Front-engine, mid-engine, rear-engine: what’s the difference?

Mid, front or rear-engines; where is your donk and what are the advantages of locating engines in different parts of the car?

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How to survive your first track day

So you’ve bought a fast car and you want to use it. How do you make sure your first on-track experience is a good one?

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2017 Mazda ND MX-5 Cup car - the Wheels gallery

Alex Inwood snared the first Aussie press drive in Mazda’s off-the-shelf racer. Did slick-shod grip but no more grunt ruin the MX-5 recipe?

Retro: 1989 Mazda NA MX-5 - Roofless for the people
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Retro: 1989 Mazda NA MX-5 - Roofless for the people

Mazda’s iconic roadster brought driving joy to the masses yearning to breathe free