“The Mazda MX-5 is motoring at its purest,” Wheels Editor Glenn Butler said.
“It proves that you don’t need brute power and insane speeds to have a momentous time behind the wheel.
“The MX-5 roadster is a stunning achievement. It’s smaller on the outside but more practical on the inside, it’s lighter than its predecessors but is also stronger, and it is quite simply better than ever.
“But, more than ticking boxes and meeting our tough testing criteria – which it did impressively – this is about the joy of driving a great car.
