Well, I just saw a new MB SLK and it is pretty darn small.
And then the Porsche Boxster. It looks great in profile but is pretty darn rounded otherwise.
This 2016 MX5 looks like a glob-of-round that someone chiseled some detail into.
I think I'm looking for the Lotus Esprit of a few years back. Or the Ferrar i 360. Something not too rounded and trim.
For something bigger there is the Audi R8 but that's $120,000 if one can be found without options.
Basically, if the MX5 is too small then there is the Nissan Z-car, the Pors che Boxster, and the new Lotus Evora. And the BWM Z4. Also, the MB SLK. Wel l, the Corvette fits in this price range also. Oh, the new Jaguar F-Type. B ut the only car here that stays within 50% of the price of the MX5 is the N issan Z-car .