Yo, dawg, Mazda heard that you like red, so now you can adorn your Miata’s softtop, exterior, and interior with a variety of different shades of red. Unfortunately, there won’t be such a thing as a red on red on red Miata, but Mazda is now offering a Dark Cherry softtop, an Auburn interior color, and a new shade of Mazda’s Soul Red exterior hue for the 2018 MX-5 Miata.
Other updates for the 2018 edition of our favorite affordable roadster include some new equipment and a retuned rear suspension, along with slight price increases for each of the three trim levels. All 2018 MX-5 Miata softtops benefit from a slight rework of the rear suspension and the electric power steering, with the supposed benefits being a more solid ride and reduced interior noise. The new Dark Cherry softtop is a no-cost option available with certain exterior colors (which have yet to be determined), providing a more distinctive look than the standard black top. Three new exterior colors join the menu, too, comprising Eternal Blue Mica, Snowflake White Pearl Mica, and Soul Red Crystal, the latter two of which cost $200 and $595 extra. The Auburn Nappa leather upholstery, previously available only on the MX-5 RF Launch Edition, is now a $300 option for the top Grand Touring trim. Proximity-key entry is now standard on all trims, rather than being a stand-alone option.
Additionally, the base Sport trim, at a starting price now $395 higher at $26,185, gets Mazda’s 7.0-inch...