- diecast and pre-painted, ready to display
- material: metal
- scale: 1/76
- size: 5.3*2.3*1.6 cm
The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight two-seat sports car manufactured and marketed by Mazda. In Japan, it is marketed as the Mazda Roadster or, previously, as the Eunos Roadster. In the United States it is sold as the Mazda MX-5 Miata (/miˈɑːtə/). The name miata derives from Old High German for "reward".
Produced at Mazda's Hiroshima plant, the MX-5 debuted in 1989 at the Chicago Auto Show. It was created under the design credo Jinba ittai, meaning "unity of horse and rider". Noted for its small, light, balanced and minimalist design, the MX-5 has often been described as a successor to the 1950s and 1960s Italian and British roadsters, with the Lotus Elan serving as a design benchmark.
Each generation is identified by a two-letter code, beginning with the first generation NA. The second generation NB launched in 1998, followed by the third generation NC in 2005, and the fourth generation ND in 2015.
More than one million MX-5s have been sold, making it the best-selling two-seat convertible sports car in history.
The first generation MX-5 was introduced in 1989 and was in production until 1997. Upon its release, the car won numerous accolades such as Automobile Magazine's 1990 Automobile of the Year and Car and Driver's 10Best list from 1990 to 1992. It initially featured a 1.6 L (98 cu in) straight-four engine making 116 horsepower; in late 1993, a larger 1.8-liter engine was made standard in most markets.
The MX-5 was designed with inspiration from the Lotus Elan, with features such as pop-up headlights unique to the NA model. To keep the weight and price down, base models were not equipped with power steering, air conditioning, or a sound system, and had steel wheels. A five-speed manual transmission was standard, with the option of a four-speed automatic also available.
--copied from Wikipedia
