[extract]

The Mazda MX-5 has been ranked the highest sports car in the 2011 J.D. Power vehicle ownership satisfaction survey published recently. It beats worthy opponents such as the Volkswagen Scirocco, Audi TT, Mercedes Benz CLK and SLK. This is not the first time that the Mazda MX-5 has been successful in the J.D. Power Survey. It even notched up a satisfaction rating of 82.4 percent, an increase on its last year