Mazda MX-5

The success of Mazda's MX-5, or Miata as it has long been known in the U.S, is down to a simple formula. It's inexpensive, it's fun, it looks good, and it's reliable. It took the best aspects of sports cars from the 1960s and 1970s, but dressed it up with modern comforts and a healthy dose of Japanese sensibility. Economy has never really been a major aspect of the MX-5 but it might be in future--Autocar reports the next generation of the diminutive sports car could have a diesel option. The unit would join a standard 1.6-liter, naturally-aspirated SkyActiv gasoline unit, which could be...