The 10th Anniversary Edition represents an uncomfortable position that Mazda must soon face. At 500,000 sales and counting for the Miata, Mazda had a lot to lose if they tampered too much with the original recipe. Make it too different, and it might lose some of its charm. If that sounds like a lot of money, well, that's because it is. The Sapphire Blue Miata is loaded with more equipment than you can shake a six-speed stick at, and that in itself is the best reason to buy this car.
Limited production makes it an instant collector's item.
Other than a six-speed transmission, the 10th Anniversary Edition is mechanically unremarkable.