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Mazda MX-5 (1998-2000) Review

Category: Convertibles 3.5 out of 5

Summary of the Mazda MX-5 (1998-2000)

Price Range: £15,000 to £19,695

Assets

Sweet engines, flick-switch gearchange, best-in-class handling, good value and cheap to run.

Drawbacks

Slightly contrived styling, 1.6 a bit tardy.

Verdict

Still one of the best, despite its age.

Mazda MX-5 Review

Safety and Security3 out of 5

All MX-5s come with driver and passenger airbags, but only the 1.8i S gets ABS. An immobiliser is standard and it's one of the few roadsters in its class to have a proper glass rear window in the hood.

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Latest Readers' Drives About the Mazda MX-5

bluepiper
wrote on 12 09 2007

This is what motoring should be all about. The roof down on a lovely summer's day, a quiet country r...

Reisen0
wrote on 27 02 2007

Build quality/equipment fit is excellent. The car seems to make even the most hamfisted of drivers f...

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Mazda MX-5 Safety and Security Statistics

EuroNCAP occupant
4 star(s)
Alarm
Std
Immobiliser
Std
Driver's Airbag
Std
Passenger Airbag
Std
Side Airbag
Some versions as Std
 

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