Time to find out how good the facelifted MX-5 really is...
For as long as we’ve been conducting MX-5 against some kind of 86 , the comparison has always been slightly skewed. It’s hardtop versus roadster, most obviously, as well as easygoing drop-top against a more obviously focused sports car - or, as in the more recent editions, the test has pitted an abundantly available Mazda against atrading at overs like it’s a GT3. Clearly, anyone after a convertible is faced with only one choice here.
Of course, both Mazda and Toyota make a virtue of being small, light and deceptively simple. With each passing day that combination becomes more desirable to anyone disillusioned by overweight, overwrought performance cars. Just look at them on the road here, with space in a lane and some obvious give in the chassis.
The Toyota’s vibe is unashamedly old school as well. But where the Mazda is the traditional British roadster brought bang up to date - the car for coastal drives and pub lunches if ever there was one - the 86 feels like the sports car as it once was. This is the front-engined, rear-drive coupe to drive to the hillclimb or sprint, stick numbers on, win a trophy with and be home in time for tea and crumpets.
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