A car is born. In February 1989 the Mazda MX-5 debuted at the Chicago Motor Show. A month later it went on sale in Hiroshima. The rest, as they say, is history. The press loved it and the public couldn't get enough of it. The thrilling looks and sense of fun, that classic English or Italian roadster feeling - available to everyone. It took the world by storm. The Mazda MX-5 was hailed as the renaissance of the roadster.

It's no exaggeration to say that this car revived the whole segment. And what about the name? MX stands for Mazda experimental. '5' was the next number in the sequence of 'M' concept cars. The Mazda MX-5, a name that would make history.