The Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift reaches 60 mph in 7.00 s (100 km/h in 7.39 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 15.49 s, tripping the lights at 90.1 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.51 s and the eighth mile in 10.04 s.
Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and
drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures.
Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
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Down the strip
Standing start
Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift
0–60 mph
7.00 s
0–100 km/h
7.39 s
0–100 mph
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60 ft
2.51 s
1/8 mile
10.04 s
1/4 mile
15.49 s
Trap speed
90.1 mph
About the MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift
The 2009 Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift is a rear-drive naturally aspirated roadster of 1,165 kg with 168 bhp, which works out at 144 bhp per tonne. Rear drive and 144 bhp per tonne make the launch the hard part of the run: 60 ft takes 2.51 s. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 4,647th quickest to 60 mph, and the 28th quickest of the 201 Mazdas here. Its 90.1 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 9 of 9 published acceleration figures for this car.
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Questions
What is the Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift 0-60 time?
The Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift reaches 60 mph in 7.00 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 4,647th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift quarter mile time?
15.49 s at 90.1 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 10.04 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.51 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift have?
168 bhp and 1,165 kg, which is 144 bhp per tonne. It is rear-drive, naturally aspirated, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 216 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift?
Closest here on pace: Lotus Elise 1.6 (6.99 s), MG TF 1.8 160 (6.91 s), Lotus Elise Club Racer (7.05 s). Each one can be raced against the Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring Mk III facelift is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 9 of its 9 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.
Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.