There'€™s something virginal about driving the Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary edition.
That'™s not only because it celebrates a quarter of a century since the almost immaculate conception of a lightweight, classically British roadster built by people (Japanese) who know how to make them last. There'€™s also a purity to the now decade-old third-generation Mazda MX-5 that few cars today share.
Oh, and with only an in-dash six-CD changer and auxiliary input, a slimline dotmatrix audio screen, no Bluetooth phone or audio streaming and no USB input, this last of the line MX-5 exists firmly in the world of BC (or before connectivity).
The fourth-generation '€˜Mixxer' is still about a year away from reaching local shores, but Mazda has already confirmed it as a smaller, lighter and connectivity-fresh replacement for this elder statesman that will cost less than $40,000.
So why, then, does this Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary edition, of which 40 out of the 1000 built will arrive locally, cost $48,380 as a six-speed manual (24 coming) or $49,990 as a six-cog automatic (16 available)?
Well, you don’t get any extra power or torque, or suspension tweaks, let alone that much needed connectivity upgrade.
The MX-5 25th Anniversary comes painted in Mazda'€™s new signature Soul Red paint for the first time, with black 18-inch alloy wheels, door mirror caps and retractable hardtop. A numbered commemorative sticker badge sits just under the indicator light on the driver'€™s side, while inside off-white leather upholstery is matched by stainless steel 25th Anniversary scuff plates and a deep black-red gloss instrument panel.
That'™s not only because it celebrates a quarter of a century since the almost immaculate conception of a lightweight, classically British roadster built by people (Japanese) who know how to make them last. There'€™s also a purity to the now decade-old third-generation Mazda MX-5 that few cars today share.
Oh, and with only an in-dash six-CD changer and auxiliary input, a slimline dotmatrix audio screen, no Bluetooth phone or audio streaming and no USB input, this last of the line MX-5 exists firmly in the world of BC (or before connectivity).
The fourth-generation '€˜Mixxer' is still about a year away from reaching local shores, but Mazda has already confirmed it as a smaller, lighter and connectivity-fresh replacement for this elder statesman that will cost less than $40,000.
So why, then, does this Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary edition, of which 40 out of the 1000 built will arrive locally, cost $48,380 as a six-speed manual (24 coming) or $49,990 as a six-cog automatic (16 available)?
Well, you don’t get any extra power or torque, or suspension tweaks, let alone that much needed connectivity upgrade.
The MX-5 25th Anniversary comes painted in Mazda'€™s new signature Soul Red paint for the first time, with black 18-inch alloy wheels, door mirror caps and retractable hardtop. A numbered commemorative sticker badge sits just under the indicator light on the driver'€™s side, while inside off-white leather upholstery is matched by stainless steel 25th Anniversary scuff plates and a deep black-red gloss instrument panel.
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