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Mazda MX-5 - Pictures

By:Auto Express team

14 Mar 2006

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Leather steering wheel has audio controls
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Sliding cover turns cup-holder into cubby
Five-speed box not suited to motorway trips
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Mazda has shunned the trend for folding tin-tops, and the latest MX-5 retains a cloth roof. However, the folding mechanism has been improved and the top is easier to stow

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