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"M" of MX-5 means MAZDA. "X" means unknown performance. "5" represents the Mazda unique size of the car. The model sold as ROADSTER in Japan was sold under the name MX-5 in overseas markets. "MX" is always given only to the vehicle models that challenged to create the new value without the existing concepts of automobiles of each era.