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What do you do to improve the best-selling two-seat ragtop in history? One thing you don't do is change the name -- unless you're Mazda, which has inexplicably ditched the Miata name, now calling it the MX-5. Luckily, the car has lost none of its freewheeling spirit. |
The new one is larger and better equipped yet just 22 pounds heavier, so it's still
agile.
The 2.0-liter, 170-hp four-cylinder engine amps up acceleration, and the
body has packed on muscle in all the right places. You'll need a
shoehorn to fit a weekend's luggage; still, we love the MX. Or Brand X.
Or whatever it's called. We'll call it a Miata, and we suspect its happy
owners will too. |
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 Mazda MX-5 |
 Ford Mustang GT |
 Porsche Boxster |
 Chevrolet Corvette |
 Mercedes SLK55 AMG |
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