'16 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Front end designed to look more aggressive, aluminum panel in soft top improves NVH, minimizes wind noise.

Car looks great with soft top up or down. Raising and lowering can be done easily with one hand.

Major changes made to improve balance, performance and reduce weight.

Kansei Engineering takes meditative approach to car development, giving emotional values such as fun and beauty higher priority than traditional engineering indices.

Exterior body color carries over to interior trim on some versions.

Body-colored interior trim creates feeling of "oneness" with car.

Cupholder designed for optimum shifting, not drinking.

Cupholder arrangement works. If you find it upsetting, you don't deserve to drive a Miata.

HMI display relatively small but works well.

Short-throw 6-speed manual one of the best.

Naturally-aspirated 2.0L delivers more horsepower than predecessor except at top of the rev range.

Interior shows off Mazda's award-winning attention to detail, even on modestly priced vehicles.

Interior shows off Mazda's award-winning attention to detail, even on modestly priced vehicles.