Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary Edition – UK gets 75% of world allocation

The Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe 2.0-litre 25th Anniversary Limited Edition goes on sale on 1 August, and the UK gets 75 per cent of the world allocation.

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The Mazda MX-5 is the epitome of a fun and affordable roadster, which perhaps explains why it’s still going strong after 25 years and why Mazda revealed a special MX-5 at the New York Auto Show in April to celebrate – the Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary Edition.

As befits a ‘Special Edition’, the production will be limited, and in the MX-5’s case that means a total of just 1,000 cars to sell around the world. Remarkably, a full 75 per cent of all those are earmarked for the UK.

That may seem a very skewed balance of distribution but really, when you consider the MX-5 is the closest modern car to a traditional British Roadster you can get, it’s no surprise the Brits love an MX-5.

Based on the Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe 2.0 litre Sport Tech Nav, the 25th Anniversary special gets a Soul Red Metallic paint job, black door mirrors and A-pillars and a powered retractable hardtop.

There’s a set of 17″ Dark Gunmetal alloys, a rear diffuser and chrome exhaust trim plus the required limited edition numbered badging.

Inside titivation includes Stone leather, heated seats, contrast stitching, dark red dashboard, black rollover bar and a 6./1″ touchscreen Mazda Navigation system with Bluetooth, USB, CD, radio and DVD player as well as a 50:50 split screen for viewing two inputs at once (e.g. DVD for passenger and Nav for the driver).

The first Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary Edition will be unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed at the end of the month before going on sale on 1st August.