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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.

What’s coming for the 2026 Miata? A whole lot of the same.

For those clamoring for an all-new Miata, continue to wait. Changes for 2026 will be relatively modest.

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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.

Features: Wrecked Miata turned Solo Prepared champ | From the Archives

From the April 2001 issue: Seeing how well the Miata performed in SCCA Solo II Stock and Street Prepared, could that same success be applied to D Prepared?

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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 …

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Mazda Miata Readers' Rides

Feb 07, 2026 by Teemah279
2019 None ND

Track-oriented dual-purpose ND Roadster.

Jan 30, 2026 by RobMason
2004 None Miata SC

2004 Rotrex stupidcharged Miata. 300hp of insane fun. Rotrex C30-94 supercharger, Xida race shocks on 900/500 springs (a little stiff so going 800/400), and all the suspension bits to match. …

Jan 30, 2026 by RobMason
1999 None Miata

1999 NB1 Miata. Bought as a beach cruiser for my wife in 2019. Then someone said - "oh, a Miata, you should try autocross" - which rekindled my love of …

Oct 13, 2025 by BRZCory
1999 None Miata

"Rusty"

Jul 04, 2025 by aswatley
2000 None 2000 miata track build

Old rust bucket

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