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UTCC Confirmed: A three-rotor, 700-horserpower FD Mazda RX-7

How to make an FD RX-7 even more fun to drive? A three-rotor powerplant good for 700 horsepower seems to help.

Spec Miata/SMX racers: Compete at The Mitty for Money

HSR’s The Mitty is celebrating Mazda, and they’re extending an invitation to Spec Miata and Spec MX-5 cars to take part of the festivities.

“Lamborghini-swapped” Miata from SEMA hits Facebook Marketplace

The Miata’s got a Lamborghini under the hood, but it’s not to the extent some thought.

You Need This: Not a Miata-powered Locost, but a Mitsuoka Zero1

You'll find a familiar–and popular–powertrain under the skin of this JDM Lotus 7 replica.

What’s it weigh? The Mazda Miata 35th Anniversary Edition

Sure, Mazda explains what its Miata 35th Anniversary Edition should weigh, but here's what it actually weighed when we put one on the scales.

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Mazda articles

Shop Work: Do performance brake pads matter in autocross? | From the Archives

Do higher-performance brake pads really make a difference around an autocross course? We tested OEM, street, track and race pads to find out.

Buyer's Guides: How to make a Mazda MX-5 Miata ND competitive in C Street

Brian Goodwin, of Good-Win Racing, offers several ways to find additional speed out of the ND-chassis Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Shop Work: Engine swap? How to properly hang the alternator | From the Archives

Planning your own wacky engine swap? At some point, you’ll have to tackle the seemingly mundane issues, like hanging an alternator.

Features: Four generations in, is the NA Miata still the best answer?

The GRM staff knows rad-era cars, as we’ve been driving them since they were new–like the NA-chassis Mazda Miata.

Buyer's Guides: Mazda Miata or Subaru BRZ tS: Which is faster on track?

As the affordable, lightweight sports car becomes an endangered species, two formulas remain: The Subaru BRZ/Toyota GR86 and the Mazda Miata.

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Mazda project cars

1996 Miata

The perfect formula for a budget-friendly endurance racer car? We try stuffing a GM LFX V6 into an NA-chassis Miata.

1992 Miata

This 1992 Miata has been with Grassroots Motorsports since 1998. It’s a keeper. 

1987 RX-7

In a world dominated by modern Supras, BMWs, and Corvettes, this 38-year-old Mazda RX-7 remains steadfast in preserving the retro spirit of the '80s and '90s Japanese time attack scene.

2019 ND MX-5

We seek out to build an MX-5 that’s equally adept at autocross, circuit use and comfortable cruising.

1996 Rotary Miata

Will a turbocharged rotary engine from Mazda's RX-7 fit into a Miata? One of our departed forum members wanted to find out, and now we're finishing his project to fund …

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Mazda project car updates

Video: How we fit our V6-powered Miata with a larger fuel cell

We’ve never been closer to winning a Lucky Dog race in our LFX-swapped Mazda Miata, but there was one major issue holding us back: we didn’t have enough …

How we upped the fuel capacity for our V6 Miata endurance racer

We’d never been closer to winning a Lucky Dog endurance race in our V6-swapped Miata. We finally had a fast car–the fastest car, if our best …

Three engines later, our V6 Miata finally finished an endurance race

“FINISH A F*@%ING LUCKY DOG RACE”

That’s been the missive scrawled at the top of our V6 Miata’s whiteboard for years, but we’d been astonishingly bad at …

Life with our Miata: Sometimes boring is good

How do you like your project cars? Our Miata follows the “quick and painless” option, although maybe “quick” is relative. 

The drill for last night’s monthly Orlando …

Finally, whew, it’s Miata season–let’s drive!

What does autumn mean to you? Chopping wood? Preparing for ski season? Cozying up with a cup of coffee while swaddled in your favorite hoodie?

If you …

Mazda Forum Topics

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Mazda Readers' Rides

Apr 27, 2026 by 20thurma
2002 None B4000

A $200 truck with a blown engine, a bunch of small block ford parts laying around, and the dream of cheap thrills

Apr 23, 2026 by Jerry
2003 None Miata Shinsen

Decided this was a better example than the '92, and the hard top will be going on soon.

Apr 20, 2026 by mbirt
1994 None Miata

Mostly sold to Derek in 2016, heart donor for the BUG

Apr 18, 2026 by ppdd
2006 None Miata

I am trying to exercise some self restraint and keep this car daily drivable.

Apr 12, 2026 by RS3DG
2010 None Miata MX5

Getting faster

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