I don't care how light or good-looking the Alfa is.....the bottom line is that it's Italian and it's going to breakdown rather quickly after you've purchased it. The Mazda, on the other hand, is pure driving excitement without the worry of needing a tow-truck to get home.
@@deividasnavickas Nope. Italian made cars today, still manage to find their way to the bottom of the reliability list. Right down there with the Range Rovers and Jags.
My 2.0 Sport Nav is by far the best car I've driven/owned. The Fiesta and Focus ST's were brilliant but this is just EPIC! I know it's perceived as a hairdressers/girls motor but I don't give a monkeys. Bring on the salon! 😂😎🤘🎸
Every time someone tells me my miata is a hairdressers car and makes fun of it i simply ask them: "Well, have you driven one?" Not one person ever said yes.
This is specially true for japanese models, my father has a Toyota Hilux from the 89 and the absolute beauty of a machine has never had a failure. Better than modern cars.
I've had an ALFA Spider (1971) many years ago, and I deeply lament having sold it. My MX-5 though is the spiritual cousin of the ALFA I had. It doesn't have the flair and character of my old ALFA, but it's still an incredible car that's more than up to the task. And I won't be getting rid of this one.
My favourite car that I have ever driven. Every journey put a smile on your face, always engaging, forever fun. Will miss my MX5. Rust issues got the better of it.
Love the Miata! I dig the whole philosophy of why it exists. And this version is a stunning design (IMO) compared to the previous models (not that they were bad, just not quite as beautiful.)
This version is the ugliest one. I looks like they just shaped random parts from different cars on. All the previous miatas have a timeless and classic look to them. It's too generic.
@@TheFracturedfuture The only models I like the look of is the original NAs, and these NDs. Everyone has different preferences, beauty is very subjective.
@@CigsInABlanket The NA looks great but the ND looks like absolute crap. The NDs front and rear tail lights are what I just can't get over. The rear ones are too close together and the front ones look like they didn't finish them.
No contest, the MX5 with the smaller 1.5L engine, in Sports trim, its almost perfection on wheels. IT has nothing to do with outright speed, just wind in your hair, at safe speeds, with that manufactured in heaven gearchange. If truth was told, a certain Leonardo Di Vinci. was responsible for the design of that gear change, way back at the birth of the Italian renaissance. Only the mind of a true genius could have devised such a gear change, its not in the top five greatest gear changes, IT IS the finest gear change known to man
Mazda, keeping the Lotus Elan dream alive, years after Lotus stopped building them. Oh and they don't have the problems the UK cars had. It just needs British Racing Green.
I so want to love this MX5, but I've sat in one and it's just too cramped for me. It's a lovely toy for weekend driving but for a daily car, that you live with all the time, I'll stick with my TT.
God I miss Top Gear. I think all our current woes can be traced back to when Clarkson got fired......I'm going to carve the story into a rock so that people from the future will know.....
I really don't get this huge fuzz about hairdresser image of this car. Whoever invented this shit, is not a petrolhead. And to be fair I wonder why nobody has niknamed the Elan with the same adjective. I guess it's a jelousy thing?
ya it's about ego. Some people would not be caught dead in it for fear of how it makes them look. Where as a true car enthusiast buys a car based on what it does for him or her, not on what others think of them in that vehicle. If you like more HP or trucks or bikes fine, but some people would not even try it due to others opinions. Ego.
He's saying some people might see it as a cheap car and not macho enough but like others said, it's quite brilliant and fun to drive. I just bought a 21' soft top club and I put 3000 miles on it before my first payment was due and loved every minute of it.
@@David_P132 The worst part of that is that it's false. It's just some macho BS talking trash about something they know nothing about. The MX-5 has it's own race leagues and is one of the most prolific cars at weekend autocross meets for a reason.
How is this 🤡 pointing to a car in an entirely different tax bracket saying it's better. Why don't you just recommend a Porsche GT4RS. It's better than the MX5 too
It's not just the MX5 that some people label as a hairdresser's car; it's pretty much any convertible. I had a Boxster S and got the same snide comments as I got with my NB MX5. I buy car based on how they make me feel. So I almost always buy Alfas, Saab turbos, and Porsches. My current project Saab 9-5 Aero has been tweaked a little, but looks stock. And the same tit heads who call the MX5 a hairdresser car, call my Saab a grandpa car, then they scream in terror when I floor it and leave whatever wannabe in his WRX/Golf R/GM or Ford V8 or whatever tried to race it.
The adults who are willing to call a car feminine or "hairdresser" have internal problems of their own and are very insecure which is why they would rather diss other cars instead of just saying hey nice ride and going off through curves with a smile
Wow the Alpha Romero people wouldnt say what the exact weight of their car is? Sketchy. And it sounds like James was defending that lack of transparancy behind stupid jokes and canned audience laughter
The Alfa will be broken a lot more often. When they get old the Miata will be worth more. Do they still make the Alfa? Do they still make any Alfa's? Jeremy is a butt head.
I didn't even know Top Gear reviewed the ND MX-5! The MX-5 truly is a masterpiece. I am more of a Toyota 86 man, but I respect the MX-5 A LOT. ❤
I like both. If I want a roof, 86. If not, mx-5. Both are excellent to drive.
I don't care how light or good-looking the Alfa is.....the bottom line is that it's Italian and it's going to breakdown rather quickly after you've purchased it. The Mazda, on the other hand, is pure driving excitement without the worry of needing a tow-truck to get home.
It makes a good looking statue in the garage though.
@@thatcopenguy I really want to rebute your comment but thats what my mx5 nc is doing right now
@@thatcopenguy miata is always the answer
@@deividasnavickas Nope. Italian made cars today, still manage to find their way to the bottom of the reliability list. Right down there with the Range Rovers and Jags.
I actually prefer the looks of the MX5 :)
The Mazda is certainly not gonna fall apart by itself 😂
Actually, that’s exactly how Mazdas fall apart - they rust away from underneath you.
@@UnleashthePhury VW and Mercedes would like to speak to you
@@UnleashthePhury 1999 called they want you back
It's a beautiful car.
Some poor guy's 4C hit a pothole and destroyed the carbon fiber chassis... It took $20k to fix it and it's a salvage title now lol
Ouch
oof
My 2.0 Sport Nav is by far the best car I've driven/owned. The Fiesta and Focus ST's were brilliant but this is just EPIC! I know it's perceived as a hairdressers/girls motor but I don't give a monkeys. Bring on the salon! 😂😎🤘🎸
I went from a BMW M2 to my ND Miata and I have no regrets, although the M2 was also brilliant
@@Blanderr i was 24hrs away from buying a 218D conv but so glad i opted for the 5!
All the hair dressers and girls traded in their Miatas for Priuses long ago. It's safe to drive a Miata.
Every time someone tells me my miata is a hairdressers car and makes fun of it i simply ask them: "Well, have you driven one?" Not one person ever said yes.
Never understood this silly perception… as straight guy who loves women, why wouldn’t I want a car women love?
Italian cars are all about beauty first....this version of the MX5 is absolutely beautiful and it's reliable, fun and well worth the money.
This is specially true for japanese models, my father has a Toyota Hilux from the 89 and the absolute beauty of a machine has never had a failure.
Better than modern cars.
I've had an ALFA Spider (1971) many years ago, and I deeply lament having sold it. My MX-5 though is the spiritual cousin of the ALFA I had. It doesn't have the flair and character of my old ALFA, but it's still an incredible car that's more than up to the task. And I won't be getting rid of this one.
Perfect car. Bought a 2021 rf GT.
Just got mine a few weeks ago to replace my totaled NA. I miss the ragtop and pop up headlights, but the ND is strictly better in every sense.
My favourite car that I have ever driven. Every journey put a smile on your face, always engaging, forever fun. Will miss my MX5. Rust issues got the better of it.
What year was your MX5?
Love the Miata! I dig the whole philosophy of why it exists. And this version is a stunning design (IMO) compared to the previous models (not that they were bad, just not quite as beautiful.)
This version is the ugliest one. I looks like they just shaped random parts from different cars on. All the previous miatas have a timeless and classic look to them.
It's too generic.
this version is by far the best one lmao so generic that people continue to look at the car @@TheFracturedfuture
@@TheFracturedfuture The only models I like the look of is the original NAs, and these NDs. Everyone has different preferences, beauty is very subjective.
@@CigsInABlanket The NA looks great but the ND looks like absolute crap.
The NDs front and rear tail lights are what I just can't get over. The rear ones are too close together and the front ones look like they didn't finish them.
I love flooring my NA around the Twisties of Coromandel , New Zealand. Except the 100kph roads are shite, but the views are great
No contest, the MX5 with the smaller 1.5L engine, in Sports trim, its almost perfection on wheels.
IT has nothing to do with outright speed, just wind in your hair, at safe speeds, with that manufactured in heaven gearchange.
If truth was told, a certain Leonardo Di Vinci. was responsible for the design of that gear change, way back at the birth of the Italian renaissance.
Only the mind of a true genius could have devised such a gear change, its not in the top five greatest gear changes, IT IS the finest gear change known to man
Amen to that!
Mazda, keeping the Lotus Elan dream alive, years after Lotus stopped building them. Oh and they don't have the problems the UK cars had. It just needs British Racing Green.
I drove one of the early ones, it was great, the roof was so easy to use.
I love my MX5 (too much!).
This is my dream car. I have a Mazda 2 for now, and I pretend it's a miata.
I have a Mazda 3 and I do the same. Haha.
What type of Mazda 2 (generation and type)?
But is it not the same thing? Miata and Mazda? Miata is the American way to say Mazda
@@janmller6690No, miata is the American for MX-5
Same here. I have a 3 diesel and I always pretend it's an MX5.
Just bought a 2018 mx5 rf GT for my midlife crisis 😂…what an amazing fun little car😊
I respect the ND, but I'm absolutely in love with my 2011 NC Miata.
Ahoy, land lubbers! Join the Fleet!
I so want to love this MX5, but I've sat in one and it's just too cramped for me. It's a lovely toy for weekend driving but for a daily car, that you live with all the time, I'll stick with my TT.
outstanding
Do we need touchscreens and satnav? A phone holder will do.
Not needed but it's such a good satnav for roadtrips and to look ahead on mountain roads, I do it all the time
Long-time Alfa owner here. Trading in my Alfa for an MX-5 ND.
Great car. Drive great bat the new Mazda Miata MX 5 Roudster hawe the original Mazda Petrol engen?
God I miss Top Gear. I think all our current woes can be traced back to when Clarkson got fired......I'm going to carve the story into a rock so that people from the future will know.....
MX5 = better
Alfa = break down
Fiat 124 = MX5's Italian Twin
BMW Z4 = not in the same league
Did they ever get to compare those 2 cars?
Mazda 2.0 is best version. IF you can live with the stone chips and possible rust.
Any one that knows where this was filmed?
This is one of my 3 favourite Miatas out of the NA, NB, and this.
Or you could just say that you don't like boats ;)
@@rejectable2011 huh?
@@randomuser8746 nc miatas are jokingly referred to as boats
@@ArkhamJacks ohh
I’ll keep my mx5 na 1990 until I can snap the box… wonderous
Me too. Love my NA
My dream is to keep driving my '90 until it ends up like theseus ship
I really don't get this huge fuzz about hairdresser image of this car. Whoever invented this shit, is not a petrolhead. And to be fair I wonder why nobody has niknamed the Elan with the same adjective. I guess it's a jelousy thing?
'but it's lighter' Clarkson argue. 10 sekunds later he say's weight doesnt matter🤨 To bad Hammond didnt react on that
Amazing car - ND2 GT😂
Sant Pere de Rodes
Its too small if you are 6ft or taller. The NC is a better car for tall people.
@1:23mins. I don't understand what he was saying about the first problem. Can anyone elaborate on that? Thanks
He is saying the car tends to appeal to hairdressers, rather than macho male types.
@@David_P132 ah I see...thanks mate
ya it's about ego. Some people would not be caught dead in it for fear of how it makes them look. Where as a true car enthusiast buys a car based on what it does for him or her, not on what others think of them in that vehicle. If you like more HP or trucks or bikes fine, but some people would not even try it due to others opinions. Ego.
He's saying some people might see it as a cheap car and not macho enough but like others said, it's quite brilliant and fun to drive. I just bought a 21' soft top club and I put 3000 miles on it before my first payment was due and loved every minute of it.
@@David_P132 The worst part of that is that it's false. It's just some macho BS talking trash about something they know nothing about. The MX-5 has it's own race leagues and is one of the most prolific cars at weekend autocross meets for a reason.
How is this 🤡 pointing to a car in an entirely different tax bracket saying it's better. Why don't you just recommend a Porsche GT4RS. It's better than the MX5 too
For real, I fucking hate Clarkson sometimes
where's part 3?
There is only 2 parts 😂
@@geartoptv1722 seems like the discussion at the end was cut
@@hoymikey Nah don’t worry it ended like that they did not do anything after that😂
@@geartoptv1722 😂
And I was hoping for a 4C Spider/MX-5 face-off...
Or they could’ve weighed them…
This is top gear mate (or rather was), they're not into doing the whole serious bit.
It's not just the MX5 that some people label as a hairdresser's car; it's pretty much any convertible. I had a Boxster S and got the same snide comments as I got with my NB MX5.
I buy car based on how they make me feel. So I almost always buy Alfas, Saab turbos, and Porsches. My current project Saab 9-5 Aero has been tweaked a little, but looks stock. And the same tit heads who call the MX5 a hairdresser car, call my Saab a grandpa car, then they scream in terror when I floor it and leave whatever wannabe in his WRX/Golf R/GM or Ford V8 or whatever tried to race it.
The adults who are willing to call a car feminine or "hairdresser" have internal problems of their own and are very insecure which is why they would rather diss other cars instead of just saying hey nice ride and going off through curves with a smile
Which model is that alfa?
4C
@@stephencavanaugh8377 aka Lotus Elise
Wow the Alpha Romero people wouldnt say what the exact weight of their car is? Sketchy. And it sounds like James was defending that lack of transparancy behind stupid jokes and canned audience laughter
The Alfa is for lovers. The Miata is for the rest.
The Alfa will be broken a lot more often. When they get old the Miata will be worth more. Do they still make the Alfa? Do they still make any Alfa's? Jeremy is a butt head.
It has down syndrome, there is no other way around that design
that's a bit rude but I would say it looks like the white cat meme where its at the table, and the two ladies yelling
which one?