► Month three with our Mazda MX-5
► It’s fixed! No more tyre pressure lights
► Skyactiv Tech keeps the mpg figures high
After a month of religiously checking, whatever was going on with the variable tyre pressures has apparently resolved itself. They haven’t budged since I last set them, so perhaps someone fell victim to a rogue forecourt inflation machine.
No matter, the important thing is that the MX-5 is now fully thrashable again. Which brings up the rather sticky issue of the fuel economy: I can barely get it to drop below 40mpg. And while that’s largely due to average-speed cameras on my commute, it’s pretty embarrassing for a sports car. Damn you, Skyactiv Technology…
Read the previous long-term update here
Logbook: Mazda MX-5 1.5 Sport Nav
Price: £22,445
As tested: £23,105
Miles this month: 943
Total miles: 5501
Our mpg: 39.9
Official mpg: 47.1
Fuel this month: £114.71
Extra costs: £0
Read more from the March 2016 issue of CAR magazine