Mazda's new Miata is all about connecting with the road

"Maybe if you rotate it 180-degrees..." my girlfriend suggested in a helpful tone, as I punched the large, wheeled suitcase into the trunk of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Returning from a quick weekend trip to Portland, we landed at LAX to find the small, off-white sports car awaiting us. Unaware for the nanoscale size of the Miata, she packed a bag nearly the size the the all-new Japanese roadster's trunk.

Eventually, thanks to her ingenious rotation suggestion, much swearing and a bit of elbow grease, we got her bag — and only her bag — in the trunk (my bag rode shotgun with her) and we headed home. Read more...