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You Need This: Mazda Miata M Edition with fewer than 43,000 miles

Clean, unmodified and showing fewer than 43,000 miles, can you really go wrong with this 1997 M Edition Miata?

You Need This: A Mazda doing a shrubbery impression

Buy this mystery Mazda–the listing says it's an MX-3, but we aren't too sure–and the seller will throw in the ivy and weeds free of charge.

$2000 Challenge: When a JDM RX-7 could be bought for just $500

1999 was a magical year–a new millennium was just around the corner, Star Wars was back and a first-gen, Japanese-market Mazda RX-7 could be bought for less than $2000.

You Need This: Single-family-owned RX-7 with autocross history

Owned by the same family since new, this Mazda RX-7 features upgrades from Racing Beat plus a season win with the Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs.

You Need This: Pitcrew Eunos Roadster with all the JDM goodies

A JDM Eunos Roadster with virtually every aftermarket upgrade available in Japan–including a full Pitcrew aero kit? We got you covered.

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Mazda articles

Columns: Could you be happy with just one car?

True happiness always seems to be just one more car away, but is the opposite actually true?

Features: Is the current Mazda MX-5 Club still the answer®? | Track Test

Is the Miata's latest refresh enough to keep it ahead of the BRZ and GR86? We take a 2024 ND Mazda MX-5 Club to our official test track to find out.

Features: Track test and review: ND-chassis Mazda MX-5 Cup Car

Just how quick is a Mazda MX-5 Cup car? We take one to the Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park to give it a proper track test and review.

Buyer's Guides: How to make a Mazda MX-5 Miata ND competitive in C Street

Brian Goodwin, of Good-Win Racing, offers several ways to find additional speed out of the ND-chassis Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Features: How to run the 24 Hours of Lemons with as little effort as possible

This is how we competed in the 24 Hours of Lemons with next to no effort or time invested.

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Mazda project cars

2019 ND MX-5

We seek out to build an MX-5 that’s equally adept at autocross, circuit use and comfortable cruising.

1996 Miata

The perfect formula for a budget-friendly endurance racer car? We try stuffing a GM LFX V6 into an NA-chassis Miata.

1992 Miata

This 1992 Miata has been with Grassroots Motorsports since 1998. It’s a keeper. 

1996 Rotary Miata

Will a turbocharged rotary engine from Mazda's RX-7 fit into a Miata? One of our departed forum members wanted to find out, and now we're finishing his project to fund …

1992 Miata - Sunburst Yellow

This Sunburst Yellow Miata--one of 1519 built--was advertised for $700 on our message board. When we went to pick it up, the seller didn't have a title. So we got …

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Mazda project car updates

How we turned our autocrossing MX-5 into a time trials champion

Put a car on track? Yes, please. But first, our suspension and safety equipment needed some proper preparation.

We initially took our Mazda MX-5 autocrossing but soon expanded …

The biggest brakes yet for our V6 Miata endurance racer

We know what you're thinking: "Ugh, another re-run?! I've already read this story!" But wait, because your eyes are deceiving you. Yes, we started with a Wilwood big brake kit …

Why go through the added hassle of photographing our Miata on film?

The medium we used to photograph our Miata back in the day? Film. It was either that or draw a picture.

We’d cover our assignment, drop off …

Broke a CV Joint: This is how we will prevent that from happening again

We ended our Miata’s first race early, loading the car on its trailer with a broken CV joint and a missing transmission. (It’s a long story.) Now home, it …

When a project car becomes a team bonding exercise

New, bigger shop? You know what that means: more room for activities.

First order of business: cleaning up our V6 Miata after racing at Lucky Dog Racing …

Mazda Forum Topics

My ND2 Miata, err, MX-5 not-a-project
The Miata experience: his and hers.
What car is this speedometer from?
Rally Revival: 1973 Mazda RX3 Rally Car
MX-5 Cup race from Martinsville
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Mazda Readers' Rides

Nov 29, 2024 by driver1
1999 None Miata

stock motor with Rotrex supercharger kit from Track Dog Racing, installed and tuned by Fab9 Racing. Ollins suspension by Doug the Alignment guy

Nov 11, 2024 by Bilbo
1989 None RX7

SCCA Improved Touring car I’ve had for 20 years or so.

Nov 08, 2024 by borf42
2013 None 3

Picked up this one owner Mazda 3 to have as a fuel efficient backup to the Volvo. Nice sporty little car!

Oct 25, 2024 by BushidoDriver
2009 None RX-8 R3

Driver Mod.

Oct 10, 2024 by lscusa1
2000 None Monster Miata

334 Ford V8, TKX transmission, Ford 7.5 IRS, Hoosier A7, Autocross only

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