New Mazda MX-5 30th Anniversary Edition Flaunts Exclusive Orange Paint, Alcantara Cabin

Mazda is celebrating 3 decades since the launch of the original Miata at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show with the special 30^th Anniversary Edition that was revealed today at the same venue.

The new limited edition of the incredibly popular roadster comes with Mazda’s exclusive Racing Orange paint finish, as well as a set of forged aluminum wheels from Rays and more.

Mazda will build just 3,000 examples of the MX-5 30^th Anniversary Edition worldwide, with 500 of them coming into the US market. The special model will be available in both the soft-top and RF retractable hard-top versions.

In addition to the special color and wheels, the new MX-5 30^th Anniversary will also feature orange Brembo brake calipers up front and matching Nissin brake calipers at the rear, Recaro seats with orange accents and a nine-speaker Bose sound system. The orange theme continues on the door trims, dashboard and shift lever.

Models fitted with a manual transmission will also come with Bilstein dampers, while Mazda will offer both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in select markets.

Only Japanese customers will be able to get the latest special MX-5 with the 1.5-liter four-cylinder option, while the rest of the world will be offered just the 2.0-liter version, complete with 181hp.

Pricing for the new Mazda MX-5 30^th Anniversary Edition starts from $34,995 for the manual soft-top version, with the RF asking for $37,595. The optional automatic gearbox is priced at $500 for the soft-top and at $400 for the RF models.

Mazda has managed to sell more than one million Miatas over the last 30 years, making the Japanese roadster one of the most iconic cars of the market.

Exclusive Features

Racing Orange body color
Rays forged aluminum wheels (Rays ZE40 RS30)
30th Anniversary badge (with serial number)
Orange brake calipers and orange accents on the seats, door trim, dashboard and shift lever
Recaro seats
Bilstein dampers (manual-transmission models only)
Brembo front brake calipers (in orange)
Nissin rear brake calipers (in orange)
Bose sound system (AudioPilot 2) with nine speakers
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (in select markets)

Article has been updated with new images and information