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The first-ever Mazda MX-5 Cup race looked like a seriously brilliant time
Hop onboard this MX-5 race car as it dashes through competition in the first MX-5 Cup race to take place, held at Laguna Seca in 2006.
By
Brian Silvestro
10 December 2023
01:03
Aftermarket / Tuning
World's first five-rotor car looks like Le Mans, screams like a banshee
This wild machine will eventually become a drift missile.
By
Brian Potter
5 December 2023
12:40
Races and Chases
UK: Mazda MX-5 drag race reveals if turbo or supercharger is better
The third MX-5 in the race has a larger 2.5-litre engine with independent throttle bodies.
By
Anthony Alaniz
21 October 2023
22:53
Races and Chases
UK: See which Mazda MX-5 generation is quickest in drag race
All four generations face off in a family fight.
By
Anthony Alaniz
8 October 2023
09:28
Races and Chases
Watch Mazda RX-8 with turbo rotary make 407 bhp and smoke on dyno
The engine is a massaged 13B REW of RX-7 fame, running on pump gasoline for now.
By
Brian Potter
28 July 2023
Races and Chases
Mazda RX-7 sounds too good at Nurburgring, gets banned for being too loud
The iconic German race track enforces a noise limit of 130 decibels, which is the equivalent of a jet taking off.
By
Iulian Dnistran
9 July 2023
Races and Chases
Mazda CX-90 drag races BMW X5, Mercedes GLE: newcomer versus old dogs
The inline-six SUVs wars are heating up.
By
Angel Sergeev
23 April 2023
13:30
Races and Chases
Watch 1,000-bhp, AWD Mazda RX-7 drag race Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
The Trackhawk has some light mods to boost the output to 850 bhp.
By
Brian Potter
23 March 2023
04:26
Races and Chases
Watch modded Mazda MX-5 valiantly battle muscle cars at drag strip
The small sports car brandishes a monster V8 engine, and it races door-to-door with Mustangs, a Challenger, and a Camaro.
By
Brian Potter
8 March 2023
16:10
Races and Chases
This four-rotor RX-7 sounds amazing on dyno at 2.4 bar of boost
It's an all-wheel drive monster that produces over 1,145 bhp and 924 ft-lb of torque.
By
Brian Potter
6 March 2023
Races and Chases
See Mazda MX-5 ND RF with LS7 V8 swap hit 187.4 mph on Autobahn
That's 301.6 km/h. Oh, the windscreen trim flew off while the car was doing 178 mph.
By
Brian Potter
28 September 2022
12:31
Races and Chases
UK: 90s JDM legends face off in drag race straight out of Gran Turismo 2
Despite missing a number of nameplates, this is one exciting and nostalgic seven-car matchup.
By
Brian Potter
30 August 2022
09:43
Races and Chases
Subaru BRZ vs Mazda MX-5 drag race is a close sports car battle
One is a little bit lighter, the other is a bit more powerful.
By
Christopher Smith
13 March 2022
Races and Chases
MX-5 drives under moving truck like it’s in Fast and Furious
This looks fun.
By
Anthony Alaniz
7 August 2021
17:01
Races and Chases
Honda NSX vs Mazda RX-7 drag race is the ultimate '90s showdown
Let's party like it's 1999.
By
Jacob Oliva
30 June 2021
02:44
Races and Chases
562-bhp Mazdaspeed3 has incredible acceleration during Autobahn run
With a clear road, we bet it could be even faster.
By
Chris Bruce
9 April 2021
13:42
Races and Chases
BMW E46 M3 vs MX-5 drag race doesn’t make sense but looks a lot of fun
These cars are decades apart, mind you.
By
Jacob Oliva
26 October 2020
04:44
Races and Chases
This mental monster MX-5 with V8 power conquers all at drag strip
It runs 9s, and it's street legal.
By
Christopher Smith
20 August 2020
03:41
Races and Chases
See Hellcat-swapped Mazda MX-5 disappear in its own tyre smoke
This Miata has an insatiable appetite for tyres.
By
Christopher Smith
21 April 2019
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