More fun in a smaller package

IT may be small but it is the flagship Mazda, the model that best personifies this sporty Japanese brand. The Mazda MX-5 is a compact open-top two-seater whose creation more than 25 years ago was inspired by lightweight fun-to-drive European sports cars.

Today, the all-new fourth-generation MX-5 has been updated with the latest technology and the curvaceous Kodo "soul of motion" styling so that it looks radically different from the original car.

The bonnet dips low towards the ground, with a very short front overhang and…