Mazda MX-5 Miata News

Jeff Haas Mazda is proud to announce that the New England Motor Press Association has named the Mazda MX-5 Miata the 2012 Favorite Fun Entry-Level Convertible for the second year in a row.

Fiat SpA is willing to team up with Mazda Motor Corp. on models and engines beyond a roadster that the automakers plan to build together, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said.

The vehicles fall into a range of extremely economical to high-priced luxury rides.

Also, earlier in the year, MX-5 was the recipient of another distinction -- the inaugural Total Cost of Ownership Award in the Sports Car category -- as the vehicle was calculated to have the lowest average costs in the first five years of ownership.

Fiat and Mazda announced a program to work jointly on developing a small, rear-drive roadster.

Mazda and Alfa Romeo have agreed to jointly develop a pair of rear-wheel-drive roadsters based on the successor to the MX-5 Miata.

The next-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata will have a sibling, but it won't be a Mazda , it will be an Alfa Romeo .

ABC 12 - WJRT - Flint, MIKbb.com's 10 Best Road Trip Cars Of 2012: Editors Recommend Best New Convertibles For Hitting The Open Road Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider.

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Prices: The Volkswagen starts at $24,975 as tested ; the Mazda was $32,020 . Retro showdown: The introduction of the Beetle last spring made me long for cars of yore.

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A Japanese motoring show, complete with titles in comic fonts, put three racing pilots behind the wheels of the Mazda MX-5 Miata , Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S for three laps of the 2.1-mile East Road Course at Twin Ring Motegi.