2022 Mazda MX-5 review: Updated ND convertible is better than ever! RF hard top and Roadster tested
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- 00:00 Intro
01:21 Pricing and features
03:12 Design
05:37 Practicality
07:15 Under the bonnet
08:02 Driving
12:20 Efficiency
13:01 Safety
14:04 Ownership
14:32 Verdict
The Mazda MX-5 convertible is renowned for being one of the best sports cars money can buy, but its fourth-generation, 'ND' model is about to turn seven years old, so how does Mazda go about making it better? Well, the MY22 MX-5 has an ace up its sleeve: Kinetic Posture Control. Does KPC deliver on its promise of an improved drive, though?
Justin Hilliard spent some time in the MY21 ND and the MY22 ND back to back, with the aim of figuring out if the Japanese sports car's new tech improvement has in fact made an excellent sports car even better.
Aside from the fact Mazda Australia has dumped the 1.5L four-cylinder base engine, and therefore managed to bump the prices up significantly, there is no doubt the new 2.0-litre naturally aspirated Roadster soft-top and RF hardtop convertible models are terrific fun to drive - whether you choose the manual gearbox or the automatic transmission.
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You mention that the interior of the car is "not a tech fest" - That is one of it's most attractive features - don't need all the technology, only to have it fail, needing expensive diagnosis and repair. Just the basic driving experience is what I am after. I would prefer that the ND did not have the center display screen - it seems to be an afterthought, popping up out of nowhere.
We have an NB and it has just the right amount of technology (none).
Not much trunk space? - It's a sports car, not a minivan, just enough space for a couple of folding lawn chairs and a picnic basket.
Our NB is stored for 6 months of the year (upstate NY) and every April, when we retrieve it from storage, it is like getting a new car all over again.
Love it, love it, love it.
Good review.
Except not all tech fails? Actually it's rare it does now
@@mharro88 Most tech doesn't age well.
I have a 20 year old Mercedes SLK and have always been curious to try a Miata to see how different it is. I question almost daily whether I initially should have gone with the Mazda because of some pretty serious reliability hiccups I've had with the SLK.
Also, great job with the video. I love the shots showing how gorgeous Australia is. I hope all of you at CarsGuide are keeping safe during the insane flooding I've been hearing about.
mx5 is lighter more better handaling raw more anolouge and alot more reliable and depending on which model of slk your on this curent mx5 is pretty fast it only weight a touch above 1 ton
I wanted a Porsche Boxster S when I was shopping out the Miata 10 years ago. I looked at the SLK (320 and 350), Lexus SC, Toyobaru, Camaro, Mustang, etc. They were all trash compared to the Miata. I test drove them all, and the NC Miata was the obvious answer.
I've had the Mk1 and the NC 2ltr roadster. Power and substantially suspension upgraded, though slightly overlarge for the MX5 spirit and the first to step away from the original Elan homage which caused some negative reaction - I believe in practice it remains the best of them all. Funny that the NC has two afterthought cup holders when the NC bizarrely had four cupholders in a 2 seater car! The 'Coke bottle' reimagining of the MX5 struggles in the flesh...especially in coupe form as the car is too short to carry it off. Just goes to show really - Colin Chapman got the look right - first time!
Got the US market version of that car in same color and year. Perfect weekend toy.
There is a stack of go faster stuff available from the USA. They have good dealer support and reliability. They are a very easy car to drive quickly.
Mazda is fun to drive... 😍
are those rear bumper sensors? don’t recall them in the us version
Good job. I think in the practicality section you may have missed the “secret” glove compartment behind the seat. I think the soft top has two. Also, unrelated, I like Australia’s license plates. They don’t take away from the good looks of the front grill. North American plates are butt ugly.
He did mention it but never bothered to move the cup holders to show it. Not that there’s anything substantial to see but just felt kinda lazy for that bit.
I've just ordered a 2 litre RF Sport Tech here in the UK.
the 1.5 liter engine is still available in EU and Japan ... but only on the roadster, the RF comes standard with the 2.0
The 1.5 is very good engine 👍👍👍
@@alejandrorebelde5314 yep ordered my 2022 with the 1.5 can’t wait to drive it for the first time
The cupholders are movable, by the way.
You can also buy the car in the correct transmission!
@@killerskillet there is no wrong transmission
@@neddiego2570 It doesn't make you a bad person to be wrong, but if you bought the wrong gearbox, you can trade it in.
What color is it? I mean, the real name for it.
Platinum Quartz, new colour for the 2022 models
Add the same boxer engine haha. Or a mazdaspeed turbo package.
Skyactiv X supercharger and in future rotary with turbo and electric range extender.
Miata is always the answer
Why do all these types of cars have that hideous antenna? Remove it.
It's such a shame that roads in VIC are not meant for these small fun sports cars. With the number of pot holes in on the regional roads ( freeways! and other major roads above 80kmphs ) it's hard to just relax and enjoy the drive. You have to be constantly on alert watching for the next pot hole.
What a shame VIC government. They don't have money to fix our great roads.
Honda should bring back S2000
They f’ed up the Integra I’m not so eager
@@TheBishop12 honda just dosent have the engine to do the s2000 sucessor justice a turbo inline 4 from the civic fk civic type r just wouldent suit the rev happy and prescion cut race car nature of the s2k maybe they can resurect the f22c with direct injection and 28volt mild hybrid system and cyclinder deactivation just to get it pass today modern emision and fuel conumption but at a flick of a swicth it will rev to 9000 rpm and make 260hp naturally aspirated vtec glory with a manual gearbox/dct in a soft top 2 seat no nonsesne front engine rear wheel drive pakage and weight no more then 1300kg wet full aluminum suspension components double wishbone front and multilink rear god i would buy this car even if its boxter money.
In my opinion, while I like the look of the RF, if you're going to get a convertible then, get a convertible. And, I'd love to see Mazda get rid of the infotainment unit entirely. It has no place in this type of car.
I own a 2016 soft top. Can't say I've ever warmed up to the hard top version; the wind buffeting is way too pronounced, and whilst it looks slick from the side, the rear profile is downright ugly. Soft top all the way for me.
Ring
1. What are those pants
2. Without a back-to-back comparison what's the point of this
beautiful car but who would choose that ugly colour in automatic?
I think that white pearl effect with terracotta leather looks awesome. It's subjective.
Thumbs down.. Not a Manual 😴😴😴😴
Probably aimed towards the NC folks
I'm really tired of Mazda's naming convention for regular technology that's been around in other cars for decades. A lot of cars can reduce speed from certain wheels as well as increase speed on certain wheels to assist with cornering. Soon, Mazda will introduce something that's been around, such as rear wheel steering, that is already in some cars, and call it some other weird names.
Not quite. This may help you: ua-cam.com/video/v9SOfWIjgDc/v-deo.html
@@deasystems Just watched it and it is exactly what I thought. This is nothing new. Just a different name that Mazda slapped on something that's been around for years.
@@BN99239 : Interesting! Can you name another car that uses this automatic inside rear wheel braking technique to control body roll?
@@deasystems Yes, an LSD also does this already. Depending on how it is programmed it can be a very slight or very noticeable effect.
Some of the performance EVs already have this feature baked in since there is a motor on each of the wheels, which can control torque and braking power independently to achieve the same effect. What Mazda calls KPC is just another word for torque vectoring. It's in many cars, including Porsche Torque Vectoring. I've had a Mazda 6 and currently drive an ND2 Miata, so I love Mazda. I just hate that they keep adding "new" features to their car and calling it different things when these things already exist for many years.
@@BN99239 : "What Mazda calls KPC is just another word for torque vectoring"
An LSD provides neither torque vectoring nor KPC. Also, torque vectoring is not the same thing as KPC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_vectoring
Mazda's engineers have been quite creative and clever here.
I was watching the video when I realize that the car is right hand drive 🤮🤮
So what?
Aw, gross... who buys this in a slushbox? I bought my Miata 10 years ago without knowing how to drive a manual... knowing I needed the car in a manual. This is the wrong car for an automatic transmission.
You Fu*king opinion on Automatic transmission is irrelevant.
@@neddiego2570 Good job giving yourself a thumbs up on your own two minute old comment.
@@killerskilletGood job manual transmission is going extinct 😂
@@neddiego2570 You just gave yourself another thumbs up on your own comment. Old habits die hard, right numbnuts?