Awards for Mazda MX-5

Since it’s debut in 1989, Mazda MX-5 has won more than 200 awards in over 20 countries.

2016 WHEELS CAR OF THE YEAR
'The MX-5 proves you don’t need brute power and insane speeds to have a momentous time behind the wheel. It’s motoring at its purest – beautifully simple, yet simply beautiful to drive – and it achieves all that with a delicate global footprint'

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WORLD CAR AWARDS WORLDCAR OF THE YEAR
'With the launch of its all‐new MX‐5, Mazda has thrown out the blueprint and gone back to basics – back to 1989 basics. Shorter, lower, wider and – most importantly – lighter.'

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WORLD CAR AWARDS WORLD CAR DESIGN OF THE YEAR
'The new MX-5 design is exciting, distinct and fresh. It’s a design that wholly fits with being the unique small sports‐car this Mazda is.  It captures the spirit of the first generation MX-5 design but introduces a very leading twenty‐teens aesthetic whilst remarkably also connecting visually to its sibling designs. An exceptional design in all ways'

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