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Everyone knows the MX-5. It’s that fun little roadster that you always promised yourself, and so much has been written about it already. But it’s hard to over emphasise the impact this car had when it launched. At a time when cars were focusing on more and more horsepower, supercharging to ever more extreme levels, Mazda proved that you don’t need an exotic engine to have a lot of fun. Cars already had enough power for public roads where you spent most of your time anyway. It wasn’t about miles per gallon, but smiles per gallon! So, where did the vision for the MX-5 come from, and has it stayed true to that founding vision? Optional Extra video: https://youtu.be/nhIobDjZrb0 Mazda interview with Bob Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwtHqc1vZCI Jean Knows Cars interview with Bob Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w57vKwqagU Music (from the YouTube Audio Library): Sunset Strut - Dan Lebowitz, Marvin's Dance - Silent Partner, If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_MX-5 Bob Hall interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwtHqc1vZCI) Bob Hall interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w57vKwqagU) Japanese designers interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqWE6ZyZQ8k http://automobiles-japonaises.com/Mazda/MX5/MX5_1.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Familia https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%84%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Automotive_Design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunos_(automobile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spec_Miata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaX5_Racing_Championship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_MX-5_Cup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazdaspeed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Ibuki https://www.supercars.net/blog/2001-mazda-mx-5-mps-concept/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6qB-tvq5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfYCIc-0-w https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_124_Spider_(2016) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mazda_model_codes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abarth_124_Spider https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1092280.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isF2gV9cA9o https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?p=10541242 #bigcar