| The Mazda MX5 is an iconic sports car and is | | | | How to identify the Mk1 MX5 |
| noticeable for all of the right reasons. Unlike many | | | | The Mk1 MX5 was first introduced on to the market in |
| sports cars - which if we're honest are noted for their | | | | the late 1989 and it is instantly recognizable by its |
| price and naught to sixty times - the Mazda MX5 is | | | | pointed bonnet and pop up headlights. It is a testimony |
| recognized for having the best drivability, the best cost | | | | to the reliability of the MX5 that there are still so many |
| to performance ratio and one of the best cars in | | | | of the Mk1 variants on the road today and you will see |
| terms of their reliability. To top it all off it even has a | | | | them frequently. |
| boot that you can fit a decent amount of shopping in. | | | | How to identify the Mk2 MX5 |
| All of this is a rarity in a car that only has two seats! | | | | In 1997 production of the Mk1 ceased and in 1998 the |
| The car has existed in three forms over its twenty | | | | Mk2 Mazda MX5 was unveiled. The rear of the 1998 |
| year period of being on the road and the earlier Mk1 | | | | edition of the MX5 was very similar to the rear of the |
| and Mk2 models have now been superseded by the | | | | Mk1 version - the main differences occurred at the end |
| Mk3 edition. As a quick guide to identify which type of | | | | of the bonnet. The popup headlights were gone (due |
| MX5 you are looking at here are the noticeable visible | | | | to pedestrian safety) and were replaced by fixed |
| design features that distinguish each model from the | | | | headlights which gave the front of the car a kinder |
| other: | | | | more rounder nose. |