In the new issue of Top Gear magazine, we bring you our annual Awards special. It features our top pick of the planet’s hottest metal from the past 12 months.

And the winner of the 2016 Roadster of the Year Award? The Mazda MX-5. Here’s what we had to say.

“This most relevant of roadsters eschews the big numbers in favour of something less quantifiable but arguably more important: making the most of every corner, savouring the journey.”

To read the full story, pick up the latest issue of Top Gear magazine, available in all stores now. Order your copy online here, or download it here.