This is why the Mazda MX-5 is so good

Everyone knows the MX-5. It’s that fun little roadster that you always promised yourself, and so much has been written about it already. But it’s hard to over emphasise the impact this car had when it launched. At a time when cars were focusing on more and more horsepower, supercharging to ever more extreme levels, Mazda proved that you don’t need an exotic engine to have a lot of fun. Cars already had enough power for public roads where you spent most of your time anyway. It wasn’t about miles per gallon, but smiles per gallon! So, where did the vision for the MX-5 come from, and has it stayed true to that founding vision?

Optional Extra video: https://youtu.be/nhIobDjZrb0

Mazda interview with Bob Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwtHqc1vZCI
Jean Knows Cars interview with Bob Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w57vKwqagU

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_MX-5
Bob Hall interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwtHqc1vZCI)
Bob Hall interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w57vKwqagU)
Japanese designers interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqWE6ZyZQ8k
http://automobiles-japonaises.com/Mazda/MX5/MX5_1.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Familia
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%84%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Automotive_Design
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunos_(automobile)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spec_Miata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaX5_Racing_Championship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_MX-5_Cup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazdaspeed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Ibuki
https://www.supercars.net/blog/2001-mazda-mx-5-mps-concept/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6qB-tvq5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfYCIc-0-w
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_124_Spider_(2016)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mazda_model_codes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abarth_124_Spider
https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1092280.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isF2gV9cA9o
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?p=10541242

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