28/08/2008 07:28. Although the Mazda Miata/MX-5 has defined the entry-level sports car segment since its launch in 1989, the small roadster has never really pushed the envelope on design. However, thanks to Mazda’s new Nagare design language, the next-generation MX-5 promises to be more radical than any preceding iteration.

According to Mazda’s design boss Lauren Van den Acker, past versions of the MX-5 have been too tame, which makes a more radical version of the next car all that much more important. “The next MX-5 needs to be a big step,†he told the UK’s Autocar . “The last... // LeftLane News