THE MX-5 was changed significantly in 1998 but remained very identifiably an MX-5. For the latest model, minor changes were made to the dominant "mouth" which now incorporates Mazda's corporate five-point front styling element and is positioned below slimmer headlamps incorporating multi-reflector high beam and projector low beam lamps. This opening is also flanked by fog lamps built into the air dam, while at the rear the tail lamp/reflector/turn lamp clusters were redesigned to give the turn/flasher unit a transparent look.