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Mazda MX-5 Miata Trivia & Fun Facts

Over a million cars and a Guinness record: the best-selling two-seat roadster ever built. Ninety verified questions across four generations of the car that saved the affordable sports car — pop-up headlights included.

90
Questions
10
Themed parts
2
Sources per fact
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Ten parts. Ninety questions.

01NA (1989-1997). Pop-ups, 1.6L, and the 5-speed
02NA Cross-Gen. Chassis, weights, colors
03NB (1998-2005). The plastic-lens era begins
04NB Cross-Gen. The factory turbo years
05NC (2005-2015). The bigger platform, the RF hardtop
06NC Cross-Gen. PRHT top mechanism deep-dive
07ND (2015-Now). Skyactiv, downsizing, 155hp
08ND Cross-Gen. MX-5 30th, 100th anniversary
09Cross-Generation. Fastest, cheapest, rarest
10Culture & Motorsport. Spec racing, one-lap heroes
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Q4 · PART 1 · NA GENERATION
What was the pop-up headlight actuator time from fully closed to fully open on a 1990 NA?
The NA's pop-up headlight motors were engineered for a 1.2-second full deploy. Faster than most competitors of the era. The assembly is now a JDM restoration pilgrimage part.
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  1. 90 questions. 10 themed parts. No padding.
  2. Every fact verified against two independent sources.
  3. Answers explained — the story behind the number.
  4. Disputed facts flagged as disputed. Honestly.
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