Mazda Mx 5 3rd Generation Test

The design of the all new 3rd generation mx 5miata can best be described by the japanese expression jinba ittai which literally translates to horse and rider as onethe kansei engineering philosophy that each individual component contributes to the goodness as a whole.

Mazda mx 5 3rd generation test. Production of the third generation mx 5 code nc began may 17 2005 for delivery in august for the 2006 model year. The all new 3rd generation mx 5miata by gary fischman photography by the author26 june 2005. At 2482 pounds this mx 5 compresses the scales with just 102 more pounds than the second gen miata we tested in 1998. The mazda mx 5 is still great fun and more grown up in its third nc generation.

Either way the mk3 mx 5 is a step forward both form a comfort point of view and from a straight line performance point of view. Of course the first miata in 1990 weighed 2210 pounds. The 3rd generation mx 5 miata started in 2006 and runs to 2015. The mazda mx 5 is now in its third generation and it has been widley reported that the engineers of the new shape mx 5 have competlely lost the plot or have simply betrayed the roots that made the first vesrion such a special little car.

This is the fourth generation of mx 5 and its. This was partially due to the declining sales of the mx 5 during its second generation run. Mazda has thus far sold almost 11 million mx 5s in 29 years making it the biggest selling roadster on the planet.