2012 Mazda MX-5 (NC) 1.8 - BBR Stage 2 Turbo

Highlights

• Documented upgrades worth over £10,000

• Professionally fitted BBR GTi Stage 2 turbo

• BBR suspension package

• Low mileage

• Sparco alloys with red calipers and Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric tyres

Overview

The NC is the MX-5 that grew up a little, adding size, refinement and a proper folding roof while keeping its rear-drive playfulness intact. It's a car that thrives on a good B-road, and the 1.8-litre cars reward a driver who likes to keep the revs up. What if you kept all of that and simply gave it more shove?

That's exactly the promise of this one, because it wears a documented BBR GTi Stage 2 turbo upgrade professionally fitted by BBR themselves. The forced induction transforms the character of the little four-cylinder, layering a proper wallop of mid-range urge onto the NC's natural balance. BBR's suspension package and an OEM front strut brace back it up, giving the chassis composure to make the most of it.

Better still, it has covered only around 31,000 miles, and it’s tastefully specified. Finished in Metropolitan Grey over two-tone leather, it's a well-kept example quietly turned into something quicker and more special.

History And Documentation

• First registered on 31 March 2012

• Stamped Mazda services at Mar 2012 @ 6 miles (PDI), Apr 2013 @ 829, Apr 2014 @ 1,448, Mar 2015 @ 1,975, Mar 2016 @ 4,137, Apr 2017 @ 6,370, May 2018 @ 9,116 and Feb 2019 @ 11,000

• BBR GTi Stage 2 turbo upgrade, BBR suspension package and OEM front strut brace, all professionally fitted by BBR GTi in October 2021 and documented on the invoice

• Supplied with two keys and the owner's manual and book pack

• Current MOT runs to 26 May 2027, with all 14 MOT tests to date passed and no advisories ever recorded

• HPI clear, with the registration held on retention as Y23PDW between 2022 and 2025 before being restored to KP12GVR in July 2025

Interior

• Two-tone black and white SE leather, with the white centre sections showing some greying and light soiling that we think a good valet would freshen up nicely

• Leather steering wheel with only a light sheen to the rim

• Factory Mazda CD and radio head unit works as it should

• The vendor tells us the air conditioning is present and working

• BBR badge on the dash and a BBR TURBO console plate

• Stainless MX-5 sill tread plates fitted

• Cabin presents cleanly throughout, with intact bolsters, door cards and carpets

Exterior

• Metropolitan Grey paint looks glossy and even, with straight panels and consistent shut lines

• Minor stone chips and light scuffing to the front bumper leading edge

• Aftermarket Sparco alloys with red lug nuts in front of red calipers, on Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric tyres, with kerb scuffing to a couple of rims

• Gloss-black boot lip spoiler fitted

• Black fabric soft-top in good order, with an intact heated glass rear window

• BBR stainless exhaust exiting through a branded tailpipe

• The vendor tells us the underside is undersealed and in very good order

Mechanical

• 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine driving the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox

• Documented BBR GTi Stage 2 turbo upgrade, professionally fitted by BBR GTi in October 2021

• BBR performance stats: 264bhp, 232lb ft

• BBR suspension package and OEM front strut brace fitted on the same invoice

• BBR stainless steel exhaust with a twin-exit rear silencer and branded tailpipe

• The vendor tells us a Yuasa battery has recently been fitted

• No record of routine servicing since 2019 so we'd recommend that the buyer budgets for a service prior to exercising it to its full potential

• The vendor reports no mechanical issues

Summary

This NC is a BBR turbo car, with a full set of engine, exhaust and suspension mods. Both quicker and more special than standard, it should still be fresh at around 31,000 miles. The Metropolitan Grey bodywork presents well, and we really like the look of it.

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