A Photo History of the Wonderful, Weird Mazda Miata

Earlier this month, Mazda announced pricing for the $53,000 MX-5 RS, the available-in-Japan-only racing version of its popular roadster. Don't recognize the name? It's the updated version of the best-selling Miata, which gained the MX-5 moniker a decade ago. Not that anyone noticed. The car—known by either name—is the best-selling roadster of all time. Look back at its history since 1989 and see if you can understand why.