2025 Mazda MX-5 price and specs: 35th Anniversary limited edition added, RF line-up trimmed
12/05/2024 07:24 PM
The Mazda MX-5 has been tweaked for 2025 with a limited-run 35th Anniversary special-edition variant, the deletion of the base RF, and interior trim changes.
- 2025 Mazda MX-5 pricing and specifications
- Special-edition 35th Anniversary Edition added, limited to 50 examples
- Trim updates for entry-level G20 Roadster, RF now limited to GT variants
- Priced from $43,020 before on-road costs
A limited number of 2025 Mazda MX-5 35th Anniversary special editions have been announced for Australia, along with a revised line-up.
Mazda Australia has confirmed 50 examples of the MX-5 35th Anniversary will arrive from January 2025, with order books for the limited-run convertible now open.
Based on the Roadster GT manual variant, the 35th Anniversary – naturally unveiled five years after the MX-5 30th Anniversary edition announced in 2019 – features the brand's new Artisan Red metallic paint finish first seen in the CX-90 flagship SUV and Mazda 6 20th Anniversary Edition.
It is matched with a beige soft top instead of the black fabric on standard MX-5 convertibles, unique 17-inch alloy wheels, and a 30th Anniversary badge.
Inside, the special edition adds tan nappa leather upholstery – usually reserved for the RF Black Roof variant – with a 35th Anniversary emblem on the headrests, beige carpet, and 35th Anniversary-badged beige floor mats.
The 35th Anniversary also receives the DSC-Track stability control mode, which launched with the recently-launched facelifted 'ND3' model but was limited to the track-focused Roadster GT RS variant.
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DSC-Track reduces the frequency of the traction and stability controls to allow the vehicle to drift more than usual during track driving, with the vehicle only intervening "in a hazardous spin that the driver is unable to control".
Across the wider MX-5 line-up, the entry-level G20 Roadster is fitted with new cloth and suede upholstery "for better driving support", leather-accented 'Maztex' centre control and armrests, and door trims matched to the vehicle's exterior colour.
The G20 Roadster remains limited to a six-speed manual transmission.
Mazda Australia has removed the entry-level G20 RF from the MX-5 line-up, with the RF (Retractable Fastback) now limited to GT and GT RS variants and seeing the cost-of-entry into an RF rise by almost $8000.
Prices for carryover MX-5 variants have increased $1060 for the G20 RF GT Black Roof, $1080 for all G20 GT and G20 GT RS variants, and $1500 for the entry-level G20 Roadster manual.
The updated 2025 Mazda MX-5 range will arrive in Australia in January, including the 35th Anniversary Edition.
Mazda MX-5 special edition history in Australia
- 2024/2025 (ND): 35th Anniversary
- 2020 (ND): 100th Anniversary (of Mazda)
- 2019 (ND): 30th Anniversary
- 2017/2018 (ND): Limited Edition
- 2014 (NC): 25th Anniversary
- 2011 (NC): Special Edition
- 2007 (NC): Limited Edition
- 2005 (NC): Limited Edition
- 2002 (NB): SP (locally-fitted turbocharger)
- 2002 (NB): Titanium
- 2000 (NB): Heritage Series
- 1999 (NB): 10th Anniversary
- 1996/1997 (NA): Limited Edition
- 1993 (NA): Limited Edition
- 1992 (NA): Malibu Gold
- 1990/1991 (NA): Limited Edition
MORE: Mazda MX-5 old v new – 1990 Limited Edition v 2019 30th Anniversary Edition
2025 Mazda MX-5 price in Australia
- G20 Roadster manual: $43,020 (up $1500)
- G20 Roadster GT manual: $49,720 (up $1080)
- G20 Roadster GT automatic: $51,220 (up $1080)
- G20 Roadster 35th Anniversary manual: $52,020 (new, limited to 50 examples)
- G20 Roadster GT RS manual: $52,720 (up $1080)
- G20 RF GT manual: $54,220 (up $1080)
- G20 RF GT automatic: $55,720 (up $1080)
- G20 RF GT Black Roof automatic: $56,720 (up $1060)
- G20 RF GT RS manual: $57,220 (up $1080)
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
2025 Mazda MX-5 Roadster and RF standard features:
- Black cloth and suede upholstery (new for Roadster, already standard for RF)
Black cloth soft-top (Roadster) or body-coloured retractable hardtop roof (RF) - Kinetic Posture Control
- 17-inch black metallic alloy wheels with 205/45 tyres
- Asymmetrical limited-slip rear differential (manual only)
- LED headlights and daytime running lights
- 8.8-inch Mazda Connect infotainment touchscreen
- Wireless/wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Built-in satellite navigation
- DAB+ digital radio
- Mazda Connected Services
- Six-speaker sound system
- Climate control air conditioning
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Gloss black power-adjustable side mirrors
- Rear parking sensors
- Reversing camera
- Autonomous emergency braking (forward and reverse) with front pedestrian detection
- Lane departure warning
- Cruise control (non-adaptive)
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Traffic sign recognition
- Tyre pressure monitoring
- Driver attention alert
2025 Mazda MX-5 Roadster GT and RF GT add (over Roadster/RF):
- 17-inch bright silver and black alloy wheels
- Adaptive LED headlights
- Black leather upholstery
- Heated front seats
- Nine-speaker, 203-watt Bose audio system
- Keyless entry
- Body-coloured power-adjustable side mirrors with heating
2025 Mazda MX-5 Roadster 35th Anniversary adds (over Roadster GT):
- Artisan Red exterior colour
- Beige soft top
- Unique 17-inch alloy wheels
- 35th Anniversary badge
- Tan nappa leather upholstery with '35th Anniversary' headrest
- Beige carpet
- Beige carpet floor mats with '35th Anniversary' emblem
- DSC-Track drive mode
2025 Mazda MX-5 RF Black Roof adds (over RF GT):
- Black-painted roof panel
- Tan nappa leather upholstery
2025 Mazda MX-5 Roadster GT RS and RF GT RS add (over GT variants):
- 17-inch forged BBS alloy wheels
- Bilstein dampers (suspension)
- Brembo front brake calipers
- Under-bonnet front strut tower brace bar
- Gloss black mirror caps
- DSC-Track drive mode
- Black leather only
Available colours:
- Artisan Red – 35th Anniversary only
- Snowflake White – no-cost
- Deep Crystal Blue – no-cost
- Jet Black – no-cost
- Aero Grey – no-cost
- Soul Red Crystal – $595
- Machine Grey – $595
- Zircon Sand – $595
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