Not everything is meant to progress. Once in a long while, something reaches its peak and stays pretty much there.
The Mazda MX-5 Miata has carved out an utterly unique and perfect place in the automotive world. Everyone knows someone who loves a Miata. When someone buys a Miata, you understand why, and you can see yourself making the same decision someday.
It’s not necessarily the perfect car. It’s the perfect expression of what it is – affordable fun at legal speeds.
Mazda is smart enough not to mess with happy. The 2023 MX-5 is the 2022 MX-5, with a new color choice.
Prices go up slightly to account for [gestures at world outside] you know… 2022.
The point of entry, the Sport model, carries a price tag of $28,050 – up from the $27,650 of last year’s model.
That new color option? Zircon Sand Metallic – a khaki number.
The MX-5 uses a lusty little 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine making 181 horsepower and a 6-speed stick. An automatic transmission is available only on the high-end Ground Touring trim.
But the Miata has never been about power. Its magic is in its small form and sprightly suspension. Kinematic Posture Control – the software Mazda developed to restrain body roll and keep it linear in the corners – that’s what you’re paying for when you buy an MX-5. That, and the feeling of throwing the soft top down with one hand at a stoplight in two seconds flat.
They kept that in. Not everything is meant to progress.
2023 Mazda MX-5 Pricing:
Mazda also charges a mandatory $1,275 destination and handling charge ($1,320 in Alaska) on all MX-5 models.
| Model | Transmission | Soft Top | RF Hard Top |
| MX-5 Miata Sport | 6-Speed Manual Transmission (MT) | $28,050 | – |
| MX-5 Miata Club | 6-Speed MT | $31,550 | – |
| MX-5 Miata Club w/ Brembo BBS Recaro Pkg |
6-Speed MT | $36,050 | $38,550 |
| MX-5 Miata Grand Touring | 6-Speed MT | $ 33,050 | $35,350 |
| 6-Speed Automatic Transmission | $33,550 | $35,900 | |
