News

Mazda MX-5 - Pictures

By:Auto Express team

26 Jun 2006

.polaris__post-meta--date { display: none; } .polaris__post-meta--date.no-script { display: block; padding-left: 45px } 26 Jun 2006

Body damage proved expensive to repair
Skip advert
Advertisement - Gallery continues below
Lack of air-con is a bugbear when it's warm
Manual hood mechanism is stiff to operate
Skip advert
Advertisement - Gallery continues below
Topless performerWe’ve had plenty of chances to test the roof’s resistance to rain over the past six months, but not a drop of water has entered the MX-5’s cabin. Now summer’s here, the Mazda is in its element,

Recommended

Tsutomu “Tom” Matano

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599x17mp4gjdyt { display: none !important; }

Mazda MX-5 designer Tom Matano dies aged 76

Tom Matano shaped some of the most iconic Mazdas in history

News

22 Sep 2025

Most Popular

2027 Land Rover (camouflaged) - front

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599x17mp4gjdyu { display: none !important; }

New Land Rover Defender updates suggest 'if it ain't broke...' approach

Land Rover isn’t fixing what isn’t broken with its hugely popular Defender

News

11 May 2026

Volkswagen T-Roc and Toyota C-HR - front tracking

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599x17mp4gjdyv { display: none !important; }

Volkswagen T-Roc vs Toyota C-HR: two popular small SUVs, one winner

The second-generation VW T-Roc has landed to find the Toyota C-HR waiting to challenge it. Which SUV comes out on top?

Car group tests

9 May 2026

Electric car charging

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599x17mp4gjdyw { display: none !important; }

Plug-in hybrids outpace EVs on battery degradation due to varied use patterns

While average battery state of health is roughly the same for EVs and PHEVs, varied use cases create more variance for hybrids

News

11 May 2026