The MX-5 has outsold every other roadster in history, and most people still don't take it seriously. Four generations, 35+ years of production, and Mazda never once gave it more than four cylinders. That's not a limitation — that's a philosophy. While everyone else was chasing horsepower, Mazda kept chasing balance. And honestly? They nailed it more often than they missed. Here's what we broke down: → Why the NA is still the purest driver's car under $10K → Where Mazda got it right (NB) and where they lost the plot (NC) → How the ND proved that subtraction is harder than addition → Our actual ranking of all four — and it's not what you'd expect No car teaches you more about driving than a Miata on a good road with the top down. The weight, the feedback, the willingness to rotate — it's the reason every automotive journalist defaults to "just buy a Miata" and it's the reason that advice is still mostly correct. Save this next time someone tells you Miatas aren't real sports cars. Th...