Mazda MX-5 ranked the highest sports car by owners, J.D. Power survey says

With a satisfaction rating of 82.4%, the Mazda MX-5 is the highest-ranked sports car in the 2011 J.D. Power vehicle ownership satisfaction survey that was recently published. The MX-5 outperformed the Volkswagen Scirocco, Audi TT, and Mercedes-Benz CLK and SLK. This actually isn’t the first win of the MX-5 in this survey but it scored higher than last year and it also now leads by a wider gap.

According to the official press release, the MX-5 is proof “that sports cars don’t need to be sophisticated, luxurious or expensive to be fun-to-drive.” Peter Allibon, the sales director of Mazda Motors UK, stated that the MX-5 continues to be matchless as a sportscar that may be used for daily motoring throughout the year. He described the MX-5 soft-top to offer the “purest, fun-to-drive thrills,” while the Roadster Coupe’s folding hard top offers a “more refined experience, with that same exhilarating drive.”

He said that the MX-5 is very competitive in its class because of its reliability and low running costs. Allibon said that buyers of the regular MX-5 models or the latest ‘Kendo’ special editions will surely join the list of “owners who simply love their cars.” In early 2011, the Mazda MX-5 lineup was boosted by the arrival of two special editions of the roadster named the MX-5 Kendo. The special edition model is intended to mark the 900,000th unit sold of the MX-5 throughout the world. This figure includes the over 100,000 units sold in the UK. [via - 4wheelsnews]