2008 Mazda MX5 PRHT from the March, 2008 issue
| Reviewed By: | Paul Duchene |
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| Price: | 29,535 |
| Likes: | Simple retractable hard top ends convertible leaks; 166 horsepower more than adequate; attractive leather interior with leather seats; easy to toss around. |
| Gripes: | Hard top shrinks already tight interior, bulks up profile unattractively. Climate controls too small to read. Keyless ignition annoying, easy to misplace credit card-like key. Handbrake on wrong side of tunnel. No spare wheel—tire-pressure monitoring system and can of “fix-a-flat” instead. |
| Verdict: | The Miata name has gone, replaced by the corporate-sounding MX5, and it’s taken the two-seater’s minimalist charm along with it. Bigger wheels, raised hood/headlights and hard top lift profile in a not-particularly-attractive way. And at $30,000, about the same price as a three-year-old Boxster, pretty stiff competition. |
| Fun to Drive: |  |
| Fun to Look at: |  |
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