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Mazda MX-5 2027: changing to stay the same
Like a samurai honing his technique without changing his sword, the MX-5 follows a simple philosophy
Lorenzo Pollini · 9/10/2026 · 102 views
In a world where we set alarms only to hate them and keep passwords scribbled on bits of paper only to memorise them anyway, Mazda continues its little, sleek laboratory project, codenamed Mazda eXperimental number 5.
Although we almost certainly know it better by another name. MX-5.
More than 35 years after its debut, the little Japanese roadster still embodies the philosophy on which it was built: pure, unfiltered driving pleasure.
A bit like a samurai, who doesn’t need to change his sword every time he goes into battle, but instead spends a lifetime refining his technique. The MX-5 follows much the same philosophy: don’t reinvent yourself, just make yourself better.
For 2027, Mazda has therefore taken its little roadster and done what it does best: trim, refine, correct. No revolutions, no styling exercises. Just another dose of that mysterious Japanese art of taking something that already works brilliantly and asking: “Yes, but how can we make it work even better?”
The famous Kaizen principle.
Alongside the Kazari and Homura editions – the latter, incidentally, being the subject of one of our own road tests – Mazda is introducing a new trim level,
