We reported earlier that Mazda's own North American website revealed that the price of the MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top would start below $25,000, and Mazda has stayed true to its word. Dave Thomas over at KickingTires is reporting that the price will begin at a very reasonable $24,350, which makes this MX-5 the least expensive retractable hard top convertible on the market by far. The Pontiac G6 Convertible held that title for a short while with a base price of $28,490, but no more. Whereas the soft-top MX-5 starts at $20,435 for a Club Spec model, the MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top begins as an upmarket Sport model with a six-speed manual or auto transmission and larger 17-inch wheels. DT did the math and since a soft-sport model starts at $22,935, that means the hard top hardware only costs buyers an additional $1,415.
[Source: KickingTires]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
sirAQUAMAN64 @ Aug 16th 2006 12:32PM
Brilliant.
bob @ Aug 16th 2006 12:40PM
The difference is that I would LOVE to drive the mx5 hardtop, and despise having to spend almost $30 on a shitty g6
Pat @ Aug 16th 2006 12:48PM
I think Mazda had done an excellent job on the new MX-5 hartop....it really broadens the appeal of this little sports coupe!
Jeff @ Aug 16th 2006 12:51PM
You can actually take 3 of your friends in the G6 and it will get around in the winter if you live somewhere where it snows. Even with a hardtop, the Mx-5 is at its best when it's a second car or for singles and empty nesters who don't have to think about things like where's the rest of the family going to sit?
pooks @ Aug 16th 2006 12:51PM
Sad most people would rather buy a Saturn Sky, or Pontiac Solstice over this Jem.
Evan @ Aug 16th 2006 12:58PM
I hope in a couple years that maybe I can make one of these my first brand new car purchase... I live in SF, and it would be nice having something that handles so well and is so easy to fit into those "just a tad too small" parking spots. Also nice to be able to have the hard top to fend off the thieves that are always slashing soft tops... (They'd just break my windows instead)
msian @ Aug 16th 2006 1:03PM
The price difference is more like $1,915 because the '07 Sport is really the '06 Touring trim.
For '07, Mazda had reverse the Sport and Touring...
'06 '07
club club
touring sport
sport touring
GT GT
djSyndrome @ Aug 16th 2006 1:14PM
"You can actually take 3 of your friends in the G6 and it will get around in the winter if you live somewhere where it snows."
The same things can be said about the Camry Solara convertible, which is priced close to the G6, generously donated its styling to Pontiac, is exactly as boring on the road, and will start every morning. People buying Miatas are cross-shopping them with other RWD roadsters, not with chopped FWD poser coupes. What's your point?
Michael Karesh @ Aug 16th 2006 1:18PM
Is there a full price list for the 2007 MX-5 somewhere?
That price likely does not include $560 for destination. So the total MSRP is probably $24,910. The Pontiac price included destination, and is a bit higher for 2007.
Once I get 2007 prices, I'll upload them. 2006 prices for now:
http://www.truedelta.com/models/MX-5.php
.josh. @ Aug 16th 2006 1:21PM
Looks like a good deal on a great performing and looking car, makes me start thinking about getting another Miata.
As for the person above comparing it to a G6. My last Miata with winter tires on it and a bag of sand in the trunk was one of the best winter snow going vehicles I have ever had, better then any of my FWD cars with all-seasons and up with my AWD Escape from a few years ago. If everyone needs to travel together the family can ride in the "family car". I'll take the car that puts a smile on my face everytime I hop in it and take a corner. Plus the Miata has a more useful trunk then the G6 with top down, making the Miata oddly a more practical car.
The score: Miata-CC 2, G6-CC lame.
Elliott @ Aug 16th 2006 1:33PM
Wow!
That is all.
kurt @ Aug 16th 2006 1:39PM
So when are we going to see this?
David @ Aug 16th 2006 1:41PM
For a lot of people the choice between the MX 5, the Solstice and the Sky will be based on styling. For driving enthusiasts and people who can only have one car I suspect the choice will be one of usability (Mazda wins) and performance, as in the Mazda or a turo-charged, 260hp Solstice/Sky (GM wins). If GM fixes the top/trunk problem soon, they win all-around.
Lee Gibson @ Aug 16th 2006 1:54PM
"You can actually take 3 of your friends in the G6"
Yeah, but they're going to point and laugh at your Oprah-mobile.
Sure, they might point and laugh at your Miata...until you blow them off the autocross track, that is.
Mark @ Aug 16th 2006 1:55PM
The Eos, not the G6, is America's lowest price hard top cabrio.
Aki @ Aug 16th 2006 2:13PM
"Yeah, but they're going to point and laugh at your Oprah-mobile."
I lol'ed at that. But then again, the Miata will always be viewed as a chick-mobile--no matter how great it handles or how much power you put under the hood.
pedro @ Aug 16th 2006 2:33PM
Ummm, the EOS hasn't even been announced for the US market. It might be the cheapest hardtop convertible in the future, but certainly not today.
pedro @ Aug 16th 2006 2:34PM
Or to clarify, it has not had pricing or a release date (as far as I know) officially announced...
David @ Aug 16th 2006 2:41PM
And I thought that the Eos's $27990 was good. WOW.
Too bad about the two seater thing. I'll still take the Eos over the Miata just out of practicality.
thesawzall @ Aug 16th 2006 2:50PM
This would actually be a good option for me. Living in an apartment, with no garage, the hardtop would make a lot more sense than any softop. If I needed to carry more than 2 people or anything bulky, I could just rent something.