When it comes to bang-for-your-buck performance motoring, the Mazda MX-5 Miata is one of the best cars for your money. When it was first released for the 1990 model year, the Miata was responsible for ...

For the 2004 and 2005 model years, the Mazdaspeed Miata showed the world how forced induction can make the MX-5 more fun than it already is. An IHI turbocharger and 1.8 liters of displacement ...

A few years ago when the ND was relatively new, the peeps at Flyin’ Miata did the unthinkable by shoehorning a small-block V8 in the engine bay of the Japanese roadster. Turn-key cars are no longer ...

Generally speaking, enthusiasts love a well-executed engine swap. But at the same time, we can also acknowledge that getting a new engine to play nicely with a car it was never meant to be in isn't ...

There are plenty of Mazda Miatas of the NA and NB generations running around with a V8 under the hood. Enthusiasts have long enjoyed the thrill of swapping GM V8s and Ford V8s into the Miata, ...

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Modifying a car to comply with California emissions regulations is notoriously difficult. There are still ways to perform engine swaps that both improve your car’s performance and abide by the state’s ...

Italian company Gorgona Cars has taken the much-loved first-gen Mazda Miata and turned it into something recognizable yet magical. The NM Concept is a single-seater speedster that promises plenty of ...

Mazda Miata: It may officially be called the MX-5 now, but in our hearts, it will always be the Miata. And there will always be a place in our hearts for the Miata, the most perfect car that any ...