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    Mazda MX-5 2004

    2004 Mazda MX-5 Reviews

    Mazda MX-5 2004 Reviews

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    Used Mazda MX-5 review: 1989-2014

    Used Mazda MX-5 review: 1989-2014

    3 Dec 2014 by Ewan Kennedy
    Ewan Kennedy road tests and reviews the used 1989-2014 Mazda MX-5. Read more
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    Used Mazda MX-5 review: 1990-2012

    Used Mazda MX-5 review: 1990-2012

    16 Nov 2012 by Ewan Kennedy
    Not only becoming the biggest selling roadster of all time, but also nudging many other car makers into building open-top cars, something that had previously seemed to be impossible due to ever... Read more
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    Used Mazda MX5 review: 1998-2005

    Used Mazda MX5 review: 1998-2005

    28 Jan 2009 by Graham Smith
    In a world in which it is becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy driving cars the Mazda MX5 stands out as a beacon of old fashioned fun. Mazda’s little sports car isn’t the most expensive, it isn’t... Read more
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    Mazda MX-5 manual 2004 review

    Mazda MX-5 manual 2004 review

    19 Dec 2004 by CarsGuide team
    Yes, if you wear a skirt then getting in and out of this car may mean you expose more of yourself than you want too. I even practised trying to elegantly step out of it to avoid flashing to the world... Read more
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    Mazda MX-5 2003 Review

    Mazda MX-5 2003 Review

    17 Jun 2004 by CarsGuide team
    The MX-5 SP was a wild and outrageous thing, almost dangerous you might say in the hands of an inexperienced driver.Only 100 examples at 55 grand a pop were produced which in hindsight is probably a... Read more
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    Mazda MX-5 2004 review

    Mazda MX-5 2004 review

    5 Jun 2004 by CarsGuide team
    Mazda's venerable MX-5 is one such car and it is heartening to find that although the next generation is almost with us, the company has not given up striving to improve.The MX-5 has been a benchmark... Read more
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    Mazda MX-5 2004 review

    Mazda MX-5 2004 review

    31 May 2004 by Staff Writers
    The nightmare from which I have clawed my way out of was a flash of me hanging on for grim death as I tried to make a turbocharged Daihatsu Charade go around a corner.It's a recurring theme and harks... Read more
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    Mazda MX-5 SE 2004 review

    Mazda MX-5 SE 2004 review

    7 Apr 2004 by CarsGuide team
    A replacement will be here in about two years but in the meantime, we will have to make do with a turbo MX5 - hardly an imposition.Long talked about, threatened even, the turbo MX5 came about as a... Read more

    Pricing guides

    $8,305
    Based on third party pricing data
    Lowest Price
    $6,380
    Highest Price
    $10,230
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    Range and Specs

    VehicleSpecsPrice*
    (base) 1.8L, PULP, 6 SP MAN $6,820 – 9,680 2004 Mazda MX-5 2004 (base) Pricing and Specs
    SE 1.8L, PULP, 6 SP MAN $7,260 – 10,230 2004 Mazda MX-5 2004 SE Pricing and Specs
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    * Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

    Mazda MX-5 News

    2024 pricing for Mazda's entire range adjusted, including Mazda CX-5, CX-30, BT-50, Mazda3, and MX-5

    2024 pricing for Mazda's entire range adjusted, including Mazda CX-5, CX-30, BT-50, Mazda3, and MX-5

    20 Feb 2024 by Chris Thompson
    Can Mazda take on Toyota GR and Hyundai N? Local bosses say "sports car thinking is at the heart of Mazda" as the next-generation MX-5 nears

    Can Mazda take on Toyota GR and Hyundai N? Local bosses say "sports car thinking is at the heart of Mazda" as the next-generation MX-5 nears

    19 Feb 2024 by Chris Thompson
    OMG is MPS back? Mazda announces Spirit Racing Team division with MX-5 and Mazda3 hi-po concepts, but will this be a new Toyota Gazoo Racing and Ralliart rival?

    OMG is MPS back? Mazda announces Spirit Racing Team division with MX-5 and Mazda3 hi-po concepts, but will this be a new Toyota Gazoo Racing and Ralliart rival?

    18 Jan 2024 by Richard Berry

    What financial crisis? Are Australians buying sports cars like the Subaru BRZ, Mazda MX-5 and Nissan Z now before electric cars take over?

    15 Nov 2023 by Tim Nicholson

    Current MX-5 to go out with a bang as Mazda sees off petrol-powered roadster

    3 Nov 2023 by Tung Nguyen

    Mazda confident it can deliver sub-1000kg new-generation MX-5 despite electrification plans

    1 Nov 2023 by Tung Nguyen

    Mazda MX-5 FAQs

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