It has become obvious to me over the last few weeks that Mazda has two niche cars that have very little in the form of real competition in the RX-8 and MX-5. The Pontiac Solstice / Saturn Sky duo and the Mini Cooper Convertible prove to be the MX-5's only plausible rivals. I would love to see a 3-way shootout.

2006 Mazda MX-5 (Photo: Mathieu St-Pierre)

Good stuff:
Styling
Looks
Drive
2.0L

Not so good stuff:
It is not free

Competitors:
Pontiac Solstice
Saturn Sky
Mini Cooper Convertible

2006 Mazda MX-5 (Photo: Mathieu St-Pierre)