Mazda MX-5
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The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight, two-seat roadster renowned for its agile handling, open-top driving experience, and status as one of the best-selling sports cars in history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mazda MX-5 canonical | 3 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 2 |
| Mazda MX-5 RF | 1 |
| Mazda Roadster | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convertible
ⓘ
roadster ⓘ sports car ⓘ |
| award |
World Car Design of the Year
ⓘ
World Car of the Year ⓘ multiple Car of the Year awards in various countries ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door roadster ⓘ |
| class | compact sports car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy | Jinba Ittai ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-four ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| hasDriveType | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| hasGeneration |
NA (first generation)
ⓘ
NB (second generation) ⓘ NC (third generation) ⓘ ND (fourth generation) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Mazda MX-5
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mazda MX-5 RF
|
| inspiredBy | classic British roadsters ⓘ |
| introducedAt | Chicago Auto Show ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Mazda Motor Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Mazda
|
| marketedAs |
Mazda MX-5
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Mazda MX-5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mazda Roadster
|
| marketSegment | affordable sports car ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
50:50 weight distribution
ⓘ
agile handling ⓘ available power-retractable hardtop ⓘ lightweight construction ⓘ manual soft top ⓘ open-top driving experience ⓘ rear-wheel drive dynamics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
driver engagement
ⓘ
reliability ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| notableMarket |
Europe
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| platform | Mazda MX-5 platform ⓘ |
| primaryMarket | global ⓘ |
| productionStatus | in production ⓘ |
| record | one of the best-selling two-seat sports cars in history ⓘ |
| roofTypeOption |
retractable fastback hardtop
ⓘ
soft top ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| transmissionOption |
automatic transmission
ⓘ
manual transmission ⓘ |
| wheelDrive | rear wheels ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mazda MX-5 Miata
this entity surface form:
Mazda Roadster
this entity surface form:
Mazda MX-5 RF
this entity surface form:
Mazda MX-5 Miata