But why would you want an MX-5, and in particular a mk1 (known as the NA model ... and between UK-market Mazda MX-5s and grey-import Eunos Roadsters. The engine grew in 1994, five years after ...

With the earliest cars now as much as 28 years old, the first-generation or “NA” MX-5 - originally badged Eunos Roadster in the Japanese domestic market - has very much achieved classic status.

Mk1 MX-5 prices have increased markedly in recent years ... You should also beware that there are lots of ‘Mazda Eunos’ Japanese imports in the UK. There’s no reason why you should avoid ...

To be clear, your humble scribe has previously been a serial early Mazda MX-5 owner – the last a Eunos Roadster modified ... boost over even 1.8-litre Mk1 MX-5s (which have, or had, roughly ...