1989 MX-5 / Miata
Early 1.6-litre launch-family overview; market details vary.
Mazda · model family
3 versions documentedMX-5 / Miata, through the years.
One name, many different cars. Choose a generation, then a documented year and version.
Calendar launches and U.S. model years differ: the original debuted in 1989 and reached the U.S. as a 1990 model. Market and transmission remain explicit on each profile.
This is a growing history. A generation listed here does not mean every year or trim is documented. Each profile identifies its engine, transmission and market; available driving models are labeled separately.
Time-travel garage
How far can MX-5 / Miata travel?
Choose two researched versions. Joyride compares only the documented year, generation and version on their own pages.
26 years apart1989 NA to 2015 ND
This activity uses documented Joyride profiles only. Missing years and trims stay missing rather than being filled with invented versions.
NA
1989–1997 · U.S. MY 1990–1997The first MX-5 used pop-up lamps and a lightweight, rear-drive roadster layout.
Explore year coverage · 2 of 9 years · 2 versions
7 years remain to research in this span. A linked year has at least one reviewed version, not every body, trim, engine, transmission or market.
19891 version19901 version1991To research1992To research1993To research1994To research1995To research1996To research1997To research
1990 MX-5 / Miata
U.S. base roadster · 1.6-litre · five-speed manual
NB
1998 launch · U.S. MY 1999–2005Explore year coverage · 0 of 8 years · 0 versions
8 years remain to research in this span. A linked year has at least one reviewed version, not every body, trim, engine, transmission or market.
1998To research1999To research2000To research2001To research2002To research2003To research2004To research2005To research
Year and version profiles are still to be documented.
NC
2005 launch · U.S. MY 2006–2015Explore year coverage · 0 of 11 years · 0 versions
11 years remain to research in this span. A linked year has at least one reviewed version, not every body, trim, engine, transmission or market.
2005To research2006To research2007To research2008To research2009To research2010To research2011To research2012To research2013To research2014To research2015To research
Year and version profiles are still to be documented.
ND
2015 launch · U.S. MY 2016 onwardThe fourth generation returned to compact proportions; the UK 2.0 manual launch version is documented here.
Explore year coverage · 1 of 12 years · 1 version
11 years remain to research in this span. A linked year has at least one reviewed version, not every body, trim, engine, transmission or market.
20151 version2016To research2017To research2018To research2019To research2020To research2021To research2022To research2023To research2024To research2025To research2026To research
2015 MX-5 / Miata
United Kingdom · 2.0-litre SE-L reference · six-speed manual
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Generation chronology: Mazda · MX-5 chronology and generation launches · Mazda USA · four-generation model-year timeline. Individual vehicle specifications have their own sources on each profile.