{"id":21865,"date":"2019-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/mazda-mx-5-30th-anniversary-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-05T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T15:14:33","slug":"mazda-mx-5-30th-anniversary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/mazda-mx-5-30th-anniversary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda MX-5 30th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s hard to believe, but true. Mazda introduced the MX-5 to the car market 30 years ago, successfully reviving the two-seater, sporty roadster segment. Once this was the core business of British brands like Austin Healey, MG or Triumph. But through various, partly homemade problems, the sales figures of these manufacturers first were in free fall, before some of them went straight into the book of automotive history. In 1989, when the MX-5 debuted, only MG was still around – but only as a shadow of earlier days.

Many ridiculed the Japanese brand with their tiny roadster and its sympathetic sleepy eyes, which are the retractable headlights. It first started in the US (as the Miata) and a year later also in Europe. But the sales figures quickly dismissed all doubters. At the current Chicago Auto Show, an exclusive 30th Anniversary Edition celebrated its world premiere, based on what is now the fourth model generation, produced since 2015. It all started at the same place 30 years ago with the debut of the very first MX-5. From the third generation, Mazda offered two different roof concepts, namely a soft top or a foldable hardtop. The current vehicle comes either with a soft top or a retractable targa roof with the MX-5 RF. Both variants are available in this special edition.<\/p>\n\n\n

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