I'm in Australia and I've embarked on my de rigeur mid-life crisis (who am I kidding... it's an end of life crisis - I'm 73). I've bought a brand new bog standard MX5 (Deep Crystal Blue Mica, hard-top, BBS wheels) which is expected in the country in mid-September. Can't wait to get in it, run the top down, don a baseball cap (also de rigeur) and head off down some of Victoria's best roads. As usual Hagerty and Henry, 11 out of 10 for the quality of the video.
I'm 77, bought a 2016 Jaguar F-Type last year, looking for a good Jaguar XJ8 VDP to join it this year. My daily is a 2016 MX-5. Keep buying interesting cars!
My Land Cruiser helps me mind mind my Ps and Qs better than my Miata because no one intentionally messes with me on the road. Where as every person with 3x the displacement wants to race in a straight line in the Miata. People just stay out of the way in the Land Cruiser.
This isn't that kind of supercharger. It's more like the intake side of a turbo but driven by a belt. So you don't get any whining noise from it. They do make some turbo like noises though.
After years of buying "macho" euro big name big horsepower cars I finally bought a soft top Mx5 ND2. Best decision I ever made, cheap, reliable and dam fun!
Yup, high horsepower cars are usually heavy, and mass just kills fun. Once you get used to high power, such cars don't have much to offer on normal roads when it comes to driving enjoyment.
@arekb5951 I've been saying it for years to people who prefer big heavy machines that go fast when you mash the throttle on the motorway like saloons or SUVs, it's okay to like that but that's not proper driving enjoyment... that's just a small part of the driving experience.
I like this guy. He's really calm and informative. It's like watching someone who loves cars having a drive and you happen to be going along with him. Henry and Jason Cammisa are a great combination.
Completely agree. Had the pleasure of bumping into him at a Bicester Scramble event a few months ago and he’s every bit as erudite and likeable in real life. Excellent review, beautifully shot too 👌🏼
@@saulespino2510 ND is the generation code for the Miata. Each gen of Miata has the letter designation N(A, B, C, D, etc..). Not sure about the photography bit though.
4:20 "We've got an ND filter" is under appreciated. Being both an ND2 owner and a hobbyist photographer who uses ND filters, the play on words is too good. Well done Henry!
one of the best feelings is when you're driving fast enough with roof down while rain is pouring you do not get a single dropplet on you because the air pushes all of it away before it reaches cabin... I love seeing fellow drivers faces when they see me driving top down while its raining :D
Top down in the middle of winter in the states - light snow is great - with the heating full blast or summer in the desert with the AC full blast are both quite unreal. You'll get the same looks 😛
@@monkeybarmonkeyman oh yes, i'm guilty of that too... everyone thinks you should be freezing but its just slight chill when you stop, once you hit the gas you are toasty... Folks if you didnt already, you owe yourself the pleasure to drive a stickshift coup convertable, its awesome. That and riding a motorbike, thats the ultimate fun.
Your comment vaguely reminded me of an advert that ran on TV in Australia some years back and I think it was an advert for some fashion or beauty product. At one point in the advert, there was a couple in a soft top convertible car and one of them poked a hole through the soft top while there was rain outside at night.
I happen to own an ND1 2.0 which has been lightly breathed on and i can assure you they are a lot of fun. I don't think anything gets near them for the money they are.
@@quocanhphanho8969 unfortunately the ND Miata has a glass gearbox and with a supercharger you can easily break them. But the engine and rest of the platform is great. Easy to mod and tons of availability for stuff. Easier to get a ND2 generation and get an exhaust & tune.
I been reading EVO since 2001 and I remember when Henry was rolling in a white Mini Cooper. He is a great journalist and a very good driver. I remember when he was in the Huayra and Harry Metcalfe was in a Veyron Vitesse racing them through the countryside, Henry has been part of some legendary sh17 in his time.
@binskee677 nothing is wrong with the 86, but the miata is more fun to drive, and it's made to a higher quality (suspension is aluminum double wishbone vs. steel McPherson strut, interior is a nicer place to be) I will say I prefer the steering feel of the 86, but every time I see a mx5 I want another go in one
@@StudlySoldier ah okey understandable, also the open top driving is awesome, you should maybe try an S2000 if you get the chance too. I wouldn't say it's "better" than the Miata but the sam recipe but a very different car.
Found in another comment: "I don't think it has a name but it goes around the Llyn Brainne reservoir and links up the the devil's staircase. Neither of these roads are fast and flowing but more of a technical rally stage. The more known roads like the black mountain pass are too busy and in my opinion overrated. These quiet back roads you can really push on. Excellent jumps too! The only issue is these roads don't really lead anywhere and it takes a while to get back to some better roads. I spent 3 years at uni in Swansea so made the most of the Welsh countryside, I don't think I left a bit of tarmac untouched."
@terminalogicalinexactitude4561 You've caught me; I favored brevity over grammatical correctness in the referenced UA-cam comment. The intended meaning was that I envy Henry for the cars and roads he gets to experience. Sure, I could have said, "I don't know what I envy Henry for more - the cars he gets to drive, or the roads upon which he gets to drive them," but that just sounded unwieldy.
@@jasper_of_puppets Bro, why do you have to do it yourself??? Doesn’t this video tell you that you send it to BBR along with £8k to have it fitted or am I missing something bro? Also, what have hybrid or electric cars got to do with this video? I must be slow on the uptake tonight.
@@markrichards5928 Broooooooooo.... The guy was asking for it to be a _factory_ option, but Mazda ain't gonna do that, esp since they said next gen gonna be electrified. Which means it's up to the consumer (i.e., YOU) to add a super or turbo to the ND if you want big power out of your ICE, whether it's DIY or you paying a shop to do it for you. Get it, bro?
Going through a sudden change in weather conditions on a mountain road and experiencing drops in temperature around you is one of those things you don't even know about until you drive in the mountains with the top down. You can actually feel different pockets of atmosphere changing around you on a winding road, where sudden gusts of chilly air wash over you as you head downhill in a tree covered valley, only to crest a summit moments later with clear and sunny skies above. I imagine it's what birds experience in flight and it's about as close as you can get to that feeling on four wheels, and it's something you won't experience in a car with a fixed roof no matter how many of the windows you roll down in an attempt to pretend it's a convertible. Can you tell I have an MX-5? 😎
@lordshaxx2165 : If it was on TV, when do you think you would ever get to see it?... maybe on some obscure channel, in the middle of the night, after all the re-runs of forty year old 'canned laughter' comedies? Leave Henry on Hagerty, and leave Hagerty on UA-cam where we can all watch it free, whenever we like, as often as we like, on whatever device we like... EVEN A TV!! 😜
There is only one thing I would want to steal from miatas - their steering wheel feel. Everything else the miata offers, I could care less about. At this point, miatas are extremely overpriced and you can find a lot more car for a lot less. Near me, there are 2015 Camaro(45k kms) with a 6.2L LS3 V8 with a tremec 6 speed manual, in stock form, for $12k CAD less than a new miata. Sure, the camaro weighs 1500lbs more. It also has twice the power - and no one is going to laugh at you for owning a "sports" car that can't pass a transport truck on an incline. That stage 2 kit is another $9k pounds! In Canada, that would put that miata at $60k+ ! At that price, I'm looking at a Corolla GR, a SupraGR, an older Cayman, etc.
I couldn’t agree more about open top motoring; it adds such connection & adventure to any trip, however mundane. On a mild summer night, open motoring is pure bliss. Truly magical. Never understood why Mazda didn’t make a quick MX5, like the Lotus original of 50 years ago. For my money, I’d invest in an Elise - oops, already did that! Great video.
I got a header, exhaust, E85 ND1 - gotta say, it is a blast to drive in the canyons and track but definitely needs even more power than my modifications give it. Supercharger might be the next step..
He didn't mention the details; the suspension upgrade is the same I had fitted on my MX-5 nd by BBR last month. - Koni Sport adjustable dampers, but revalved by BBR - BBR spec progressive lowering springs - BBR specific geometry setup I've done 300 miles since the upgrade, giving the new components time to settle and bed in... Thoughts... - just one negative; the low speed ride and bump absorption is a bit firm, perhaps this will settle better as it all beds in more, though this is still the case after 300 miles. HOWEVER, I still have yet to try backing off the damper setting from the current medium, I hope and think setting it to soft will iron out this gripe - but in all other ways; mid and high speed ride/absorption, cornering flatness, initial and mid-corner turn-in response and holding are just greatly improved. In particular I'm floored by how it behaves when imputing more lock to tighten the line still further mid-corner when pushing on; it just obeys and tucks right in beautifully, where before the rear tyres would scrub and push wide ---------- Assuming my upcoming damper adjustment to softer gets rid of that firmness without compromising the positives, I think this is a great upgrade. As it stands, the firm low speed ride is tolerable and the overall net improvements are fantastic.
Last year I got a fantastic MX-5 2.0 ND Sport Soft Top, fantastic car, nice design, drives great especially with some modifications like Ohlins R&T Manifolds map Exhaust filter Anti bump steer kit Anti-roll tensioning adjustment rods Motorsport (End Links), the car consumes little fuel and is fun to drive with a volumetric compressor or the turbo would be even faster but it would increase the price by at least 5k and 45k for a Miata are starting to be a lot of money for a non-luxurious Spyder, the MX-5 ND is fun even with 160\180 hp. I had one before Lotus Elise S I kept it for 4 years, a wonderful car but the Miata 2.0 ND doesn't make me regret it too much, among other things, I have more fun with the Miata because I can drift much more easily while with the Lotus Elise S I was afraid of do damage since it's all super expensive
Interesting setup and not to pricey either if you can afford new things. Driven both supercharged and turbo MX5's older not new models and both feel like big go-karts that are tail happy
The transmissions in these are infamous for being forged out of glass. They tend to be brittle. The higher power levels will make it even more delicate wont it?
I had a new 2004 Mazdaspeed edition here in central Florida, and while fun, it just wasn’t the car for these roads - jammed with oversized traffic, searing humidity and horrendous drivers. Crossing the mid Wales landscape on a lovely little B road, well, now you’re talking! Get an MX-5 only if you have somewhere decent to drive it.
I firmly believe that Ministry of tourism (or however it is called in UK), Mazda and BBR could use this video for advertising purposes. I sit on my laptop after going on an amazing Greek seaside and it makes me wanna book tickets and just visit this landscape with my Miata (or my grandpa's Alfa Romeo Giulietta). It's really one of the best videos I have ever watched on YT. Thank you!!!
An invitation from a fellow petrol head, you two need to get on these Welsh mountain roads and rip your cars around! Driving with mates makes it even better.
Literally bought my (first?) Miata yesterday, a NB, and now Hagerty comes up with this vid. Let's just say I literally want to clock out of work and drive with the roof down right now haha Amazing stuff as always, Catchpole is my fave
Yeah that’s a very strange bracketed and question marked word. Regardless of that you need to get on the blower to BBR to order this kit! This my friend is the bargain of the fookin century!!
Did my racing lincensing school in a MX5, mostly with the top down because it the middle of summer. Wheeling them around at speed like that... simply contagious.
I know a guy with a 500 hp Aston and a Miata and he drives the Miata 10x more. A sorted Roadster is all of us true driving enthusiasts need. Our egos want more, but this is our core need.
They are finally supercharging ND2 in America. The problem is the smaller fuel injectors causing not enough fuel to get to the combustion chamber when it's supercharged. It means they've had to program the rev limit back to 7000rpm instead of the ND2 standard 7500rpm. Still it's a big jump in hp to supercharge.
If/when I get another car so that my ND2 is no longer the only car (and thus doesn't need to be as reliable as possible), I'm strongly considering shelling out this amount of money for a supercharger kit.
I have been reading Henry's articles since about 2005 in EVO. I thought he said he was 6'5". How does he fit in this car? I'm 6'3" and I sat in an ND and my knees were hitting the dash, car was painful to sit in.
If we were honest; for 99% of the people, this is all the car you'd ever need for a B-road blat. I lived in the Lake District for 6yrs with my MX5 mk1 turbo and on the right day, when everyone was tucked up in their caravans and Air BnB's, I had the roads to myself. It was a sensational place to have a little sportscar all to yourself...
As a Melburnian here in Australia, I never cease to face palm over our obsession (and I really mean it!) with fat, waddly, thirsty slow SUV's - it's beyond depressing. Just yesterday I was crossing the road across from McDonald's - five vehicles in the Drive thru - all of them. Every single one. An SUV. Sigh..
Looks like a ton of fun. I’m not supercharged, but I’ve owned a ND2 club for around 6 months now and can say it’s probably one of my most favorite and fun cars that I’ve owned. So much so, that I’ve been debating buying a 2nd in the RF hard top. Mazda nailed it with the NDs!! I’ll bet this SC really takes it up a notch!
I really like the ND3 but I'm 6'2" tried an original ND and didn't fit. Going to retry a Homura with the Recaro seats. Hopefully they are thinner and I fit...🤞
Hey this is cool n all but BBRGTI has literally the worst email response to anyone outside the UK. I say this because perhaps Hagerty would want to go review the truly most powerful supercharger kit available for the ND1/2 in the US by Fab9 with the successful HKS GT2 kit. Many many users in the US are running these kits from them at this point and also well documented by SPS in Germany on a ND1 build. The HKS kits here in the US are documented to and above 300whp. Food for thought, let's show some love to the US with the most available miatas 😂
Drove a 1.5 ND yesterday and got it to the Schwarzwaldstraße here in Germany. Was my first sports car experience (if it counts)... I hate how much I loved it. It was the most fun with a hobby of mine since I bought my first wheel to play Assetto on... Wonderful car. And that gear change! The engine loved getting thrashed... The steering kinda dead, yeah, but I really didnt mind that at all... Yesterday showed me that I need a car like this... The sims are fun but... Cant compare it to the real thing.
Great gags in this video. A=MX^5. The neutral density filter. Keep it up Henry and the whole team. What a delight to watch and enjoy all these brilliant pieces of automotive journalism.
1. as an ND mx-5 owner and photographer, i feel obliged to tell you how attacked I felt. 2. how come nobody is talking about how well 6'4 catchpole is fitting so well? what is that witchcraft
Had to let my NB go after 15 great years as my wife could no long get out easily. Managed to include it into my daughter’s wedding speech. The handling. The gearchange. Always top down and massive smiles.
Yes. The MX-5's have always been way way under powered. The BEST Gen is the NC. A supercharger is nice but a turbo is much better. The ND is a mistake.
If Hagerty are having you do speech training Henry, please get them to stop. Your normal voice whilst in the car is enjoyable to listen to. The voice overs are starting to sound like that Magnuss guy or whatever his name was. He was a chore to listen to.
Proving fast fun cars can be affordable? By driving a supercharged non-factory car?? All you proved is that Mazda is charging a lot of money for inadequate 180PS.
Right now, my attainable dream car is an NC2 (MY '09-12) Miata PRHT with upgraded wheels, tires, suspension, and brakes, followed by intake, exhaust, and finally a supercharger. The 3rd generation is me enough to have modem features and an available hard top but old enough to be affordable. Those specific models years have the best looks IMO. The order of upgrades is simply correct AFAIK. I prefer a blower over a turbo for the more predictable throttle response. I rented an EcoBoost Ford, and I figured out that I don't like turbo lag.
With the 2023 ND capable of 5.7 sec 0-60 time, I'm not convinced that in the case of the newer Miatas , it's worth all the expense of the supercharger to gain .6 second.
Been saying for years. Mazda kneecaps the MX5. If it had 250-275 hp engine, it would be a serious competitor to the Boxster…. Come on Mazda. Put an engine in the car
Small error at 7:00, a gen one ND won't have the proper two liter. This kit was designed for the ND2 2L, which is a completely reworked engine. They'll set you back at least another 5k.
What a great set of mods for an ND MX-5. I don't know how you could have more fun in a car for $25k.
Well, he is talking about British pounds, so the number is more like $33K.
@@jimiverson3085just under $32k mate, either way this is the bargain of the Fookin century!! Fill your boots fellow MX5 owners
I'm in Australia and I've embarked on my de rigeur mid-life crisis (who am I kidding... it's an end of life crisis - I'm 73). I've bought a brand new bog standard MX5 (Deep Crystal Blue Mica, hard-top, BBS wheels) which is expected in the country in mid-September. Can't wait to get in it, run the top down, don a baseball cap (also de rigeur) and head off down some of Victoria's best roads.
As usual Hagerty and Henry, 11 out of 10 for the quality of the video.
I'm 77, bought a 2016 Jaguar F-Type last year, looking for a good Jaguar XJ8 VDP to join it this year. My daily is a 2016 MX-5. Keep buying interesting cars!
Great choice. I hope you're still enjoying it!
Henry is so chill and simultaneously on point
It's all the plant based aromas coming from the caravans he passes 😉
That Hagerty Drivers Club segue was brilliant 🤣
As always loving the films you put out!
Great content. Fantastic cinematography. Massively enjoyed this. Thanks
My Land Cruiser helps me mind mind my Ps and Qs better than my Miata because no one intentionally messes with me on the road. Where as every person with 3x the displacement wants to race in a straight line in the Miata. People just stay out of the way in the Land Cruiser.
I like this kit. I think it comes second after the potential 2.0 v10 that drivetribe is monitoring. I'm very intrigued in getting that kit
For the price you could get a very well sorted S2000 and have a better experience in every way imo.
Thats how Miata needed to come from the factory
I didn’t get why the supercharger doesn’t scream. And also…isn’t that the most beautiful thing to listen to?
Rotrex superchargers like this are generally known for their high efficiency and low noise output
This isn't that kind of supercharger. It's more like the intake side of a turbo but driven by a belt. So you don't get any whining noise from it. They do make some turbo like noises though.
MX5 or boxter?
for 2.0L engine, supercharging isn't really the best solution, it's cheaper but inferior
After years of buying "macho" euro big name big horsepower cars I finally bought a soft top Mx5 ND2. Best decision I ever made, cheap, reliable and dam fun!
Yup, high horsepower cars are usually heavy, and mass just kills fun. Once you get used to high power, such cars don't have much to offer on normal roads when it comes to driving enjoyment.
@arekb5951 I've been saying it for years to people who prefer big heavy machines that go fast when you mash the throttle on the motorway like saloons or SUVs, it's okay to like that but that's not proper driving enjoyment... that's just a small part of the driving experience.
@@arekb5951exactly. I just bought a 96" Accord this year and the thing with the stock 145 horsepower is 10 times more fun than my turbo big boy cars.
@Landon-si5xc but does he drive an MX5?
@@huwd2292 MX-5 is always the answer.
I like this guy. He's really calm and informative. It's like watching someone who loves cars having a drive and you happen to be going along with him. Henry and Jason Cammisa are a great combination.
Completely agree. Had the pleasure of bumping into him at a Bicester Scramble event a few months ago and he’s every bit as erudite and likeable in real life.
Excellent review, beautifully shot too 👌🏼
Henry and Jason are like chocolate and peanut butter. Very different, great on their own and wonderful together.
@Landon-si5xc Buddha is my dawg!
Yep, Henry and Jason are true car gurus.
@Landon-si5xc bro what
The fact that the crew got such good audio in a car with the top down deserves appreciation 🎉
No, technology has moved since 2008
I wanted to comment somthing simular like 'it's called technology''@@Kronos0999
@@Kronos0999 😆🤣 This. Imagine a company with Hagerty's gargantuan funding pools not being able to afford a good microphone??
Henry is one of the top 10 youtube presenters ever. So happy Hagerty hired you. Cheers 🎉🎉
The ND filter gag was brilliant. You don't need better scriptwriters. 👀
What does ND stand for? non disclosure?
@@saulespino2510 ND is the generation code for the Miata. Each gen of Miata has the letter designation N(A, B, C, D, etc..). Not sure about the photography bit though.
@rhyshcoker2763 nd filters are used in photography/video, essentially they are sunglasses for cameras
@@saulespino2510 "Neutral Density" (lens filter)
@@adnanrahman5883 Thanks for the clarification!
That looks like soooo much fun! A revvy engine with 250 ponies in that super light, manual car, must feel amazing... 😃
4:20 "We've got an ND filter" is under appreciated. Being both an ND2 owner and a hobbyist photographer who uses ND filters, the play on words is too good. Well done Henry!
I groaned in the best way 😁
I died laughing at that joke. Amazing!
Plus, the part about getting better script writers, haha!
ND filter... love it!
Miata + Twisties = Happyness 💙
one of the best feelings is when you're driving fast enough with roof down while rain is pouring you do not get a single dropplet on you because the air pushes all of it away before it reaches cabin...
I love seeing fellow drivers faces when they see me driving top down while its raining :D
Top down in the middle of winter in the states - light snow is great - with the heating full blast or summer in the desert with the AC full blast are both quite unreal. You'll get the same looks 😛
@@monkeybarmonkeyman oh yes, i'm guilty of that too... everyone thinks you should be freezing but its just slight chill when you stop, once you hit the gas you are toasty...
Folks if you didnt already, you owe yourself the pleasure to drive a stickshift coup convertable, its awesome.
That and riding a motorbike, thats the ultimate fun.
Your comment vaguely reminded me of an advert that ran on TV in Australia some years back and I think it was an advert for some fashion or beauty product. At one point in the advert, there was a couple in a soft top convertible car and one of them poked a hole through the soft top while there was rain outside at night.
The only thing is, that as the rain intensifies one must drive faster. That is fun at first, but it does get questionable at a point.
......until a red light, or a slow moving traffic with a manual roof !!
Catchpole is the reason I'm here. Another stellar presentation.
Don't forget Alex Goy! I love his videos too.
I happen to own an ND1 2.0 which has been lightly breathed on and i can assure you they are a lot of fun. I don't think anything gets near them for the money they are.
a lot will keep up with them for the money though
@thatbeetle how reliable would it be to supercharge this? I looked up superchargers for gt86, most are here and there hmm
Ive got an s2000 and its pretty fun. I wish it had a turbo though
@@quocanhphanho8969 unfortunately the ND Miata has a glass gearbox and with a supercharger you can easily break them. But the engine and rest of the platform is great. Easy to mod and tons of availability for stuff. Easier to get a ND2 generation and get an exhaust & tune.
Man...this gave me all the old-school Top Gear vibes!
I always get that vibe off his stuff to.
Diablo sv is up there if you haven't watched it then do it....
Great video, nice to have some attention on smaller, less powerful cars.
Also, where is this road?! 😍
Elan valley in Wales!
@@davidphasey5438 I was sure if it’s Elan or Llyn Brianne
I been reading EVO since 2001 and I remember when Henry was rolling in a white Mini Cooper. He is a great journalist and a very good driver. I remember when he was in the Huayra and Harry Metcalfe was in a Veyron Vitesse racing them through the countryside, Henry has been part of some legendary sh17 in his time.
Pure class is catchpole.
One of the best on the you tubes
Same here, I remember reading his articles and loving them before even noticing his name back in 2003.
I miss my ND. Replaced it with a GR86 after someone hit me. Should have gotten a second miata
Why? Whats wrong with the GR86?
@binskee677 nothing is wrong with the 86, but the miata is more fun to drive, and it's made to a higher quality (suspension is aluminum double wishbone vs. steel McPherson strut, interior is a nicer place to be)
I will say I prefer the steering feel of the 86, but every time I see a mx5 I want another go in one
Trade it in, there will be plenty of approved used ND's at Mazda dealers. Do it.
@@StudlySoldier ah okey understandable, also the open top driving is awesome, you should maybe try an S2000 if you get the chance too. I wouldn't say it's "better" than the Miata but the sam recipe but a very different car.
I Love Henry's content.
It's always a treat to see a new car review from Henry
Where is that road - I need to take my beloved Mx5 down it now - and need to find the pennies to get that kit fitted 😂
would love to know as well
Found in another comment: "I don't think it has a name but it goes around the Llyn Brainne reservoir and links up the the devil's staircase. Neither of these roads are fast and flowing but more of a technical rally stage. The more known roads like the black mountain pass are too busy and in my opinion overrated. These quiet back roads you can really push on. Excellent jumps too! The only issue is these roads don't really lead anywhere and it takes a while to get back to some better roads. I spent 3 years at uni in Swansea so made the most of the Welsh countryside, I don't think I left a bit of tarmac untouched."
@@monkeymagic86ify …my man
Why isnt this man a presenter on Top Gear, is beyond me.. such good reviews. 🍺
I've been saying it for years, with Harry and Jethro.
It will ruin his style. Let people stay where they belong. He s a free journalist. Not a puppet of BBC, like monkey which lost all his mana...
He's too good for Top Gear
@PaddyMcQueen I think back to how it used to be, proper car reviews with an annual group test for maybe Christmas.
@@corsadonk if so ok !
Not sure which I envy more - the cars Henry gets to drive, or the roads he gets to drive them on!
Why would you envy a road?
Why would you envy a car ?
@terminalogicalinexactitude4561 You've caught me; I favored brevity over grammatical correctness in the referenced UA-cam comment. The intended meaning was that I envy Henry for the cars and roads he gets to experience. Sure, I could have said, "I don't know what I envy Henry for more - the cars he gets to drive, or the roads upon which he gets to drive them," but that just sounded unwieldy.
@@tlniecWhy would you envy henry? just joking, kinda
I agree. What a wonderful job to have. Thx guys. Anyways. Where is that? Would love to drive there one day!
@@juangranados7652looks like Wales 🏴. UK. A lot of UK road tests and reviews are done there.
This needs to be a factory option. Or perhaps a turbo.
Bro, they going electric (full or hybrid) with the next-gen Miata. If you want a super/turbo-charged MX-5, gonna have to do it yourself.
If my ND had 250hp I might not have sold it after only a few months of owning.
They won't, they already said it's up to tuners
@@jasper_of_puppets Bro, why do you have to do it yourself??? Doesn’t this video tell you that you send it to BBR along with £8k to have it fitted or am I missing something bro? Also, what have hybrid or electric cars got to do with this video? I must be slow on the uptake tonight.
@@markrichards5928 Broooooooooo.... The guy was asking for it to be a _factory_ option, but Mazda ain't gonna do that, esp since they said next gen gonna be electrified. Which means it's up to the consumer (i.e., YOU) to add a super or turbo to the ND if you want big power out of your ICE, whether it's DIY or you paying a shop to do it for you. Get it, bro?
Going through a sudden change in weather conditions on a mountain road and experiencing drops in temperature around you is one of those things you don't even know about until you drive in the mountains with the top down. You can actually feel different pockets of atmosphere changing around you on a winding road, where sudden gusts of chilly air wash over you as you head downhill in a tree covered valley, only to crest a summit moments later with clear and sunny skies above. I imagine it's what birds experience in flight and it's about as close as you can get to that feeling on four wheels, and it's something you won't experience in a car with a fixed roof no matter how many of the windows you roll down in an attempt to pretend it's a convertible. Can you tell I have an MX-5? 😎
Try riding through that same mountain road on two wheels, it's even more noticeable.
That’ll be the reason it’s described as “Sudden” mate
@Landon-si5xc u obviously dont beleive in islam u fed lol
I created a vapor trail coming down Whiteface Mountain in my old NB. I thought at first I had blown a head gasket!
Nd filter joke is appreciated 😂
1st - the answer still is ...... Miata
Another great HC film and script. Not enough attention paid to these BBR tweaked mx-5. Thanks for the film chaps
Driving with the roof down?!
Study MOTORCYCLES Dr. Lisa
Man... I feel like crying I miss my ND. Exact same colour... Time to visit Autotrader. Lovely video... The gearbox and pedal placement is sublime.
Don't leave us in suspense, what's the name of the colour?
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH ...blue?
Proving why Henry is the premium motoring journo that he is. Again.
If you liked this, you guys should give bikes a chance! Being outhere, in the open world, is a different level.
Can't believe you are "just" a youtube channel, this deserves to be on TV
If you haven't already seen the diablo sv piece he did check it out its up there with the best car stuff I've seen .
Do it....!!!
@zadfender9423 thanks I will definitely have a look
Hagerty is also an insurance provider, among other things
TV would ruin it. UA-cam has had vastly superior content for just about every niche for years now.
@lordshaxx2165 : If it was on TV, when do you think you would ever get to see it?... maybe on some obscure channel, in the middle of the night, after all the re-runs of forty year old 'canned laughter' comedies?
Leave Henry on Hagerty, and leave Hagerty on UA-cam where we can all watch it free, whenever we like, as often as we like, on whatever device we like... EVEN A TV!! 😜
8:11 did I hear a bottom-out?
Seems so
At 7:05 you said you can get an ND1 for 13000 quid. In the U.S at least you can’t find them for under $20,000
ND2s also cost the same brand new or couple years old with 20k miles on them
There is only one thing I would want to steal from miatas - their steering wheel feel. Everything else the miata offers, I could care less about.
At this point, miatas are extremely overpriced and you can find a lot more car for a lot less. Near me, there are 2015 Camaro(45k kms) with a 6.2L LS3 V8 with a tremec 6 speed manual, in stock form, for $12k CAD less than a new miata. Sure, the camaro weighs 1500lbs more. It also has twice the power - and no one is going to laugh at you for owning a "sports" car that can't pass a transport truck on an incline. That stage 2 kit is another $9k pounds! In Canada, that would put that miata at $60k+ ! At that price, I'm looking at a Corolla GR, a SupraGR, an older Cayman, etc.
It should come from the Mazda factory with at least 250hp 275 lb-ft of torque
@@max.racing agreed!
I’d love to listen to Henry drive and talk about an S2000 like this.
The s2000 would have a nicer engine tone and less heating issues. probably cheaper too, but it would be slower. 0-60 in 6.1 seconds
I think the S2000 sounds worse. More mechanical, angrier. Sort of grating.
I've got a supercharged NA Mx-5 with 220 bhp. Cost me about £5,000 in total 8 years ago. Still have it, it's still brilliant.
@Landon-si5xc Fine but does he drive a Miata ?
I wish I had those type of roads around my area. 👍🏻
ND is a classic. The added power and chassis control can only make things better. 👏🏻🙂
Another great review, love that little Mazda. Thank you Henry!
5:21 I believe the correct plural for pound-foot is pound-feet, as opposed to pounds-foot..
I couldn’t agree more about open top motoring; it adds such connection & adventure to any trip, however mundane. On a mild summer night, open motoring is pure bliss. Truly magical. Never understood why Mazda didn’t make a quick MX5, like the Lotus original of 50 years ago. For my money, I’d invest in an Elise - oops, already did that! Great video.
I like this guy. He's really calm and informative.
I got a header, exhaust, E85 ND1 - gotta say, it is a blast to drive in the canyons and track but definitely needs even more power than my modifications give it. Supercharger might be the next step..
The perfect analogue antidote to an increasingly digital world. Keep these coming Henry!
He didn't mention the details; the suspension upgrade is the same I had fitted on my MX-5 nd by BBR last month.
- Koni Sport adjustable dampers, but revalved by BBR
- BBR spec progressive lowering springs
- BBR specific geometry setup
I've done 300 miles since the upgrade, giving the new components time to settle and bed in...
Thoughts...
- just one negative; the low speed ride and bump absorption is a bit firm, perhaps this will settle better as it all beds in more, though this is still the case after 300 miles. HOWEVER, I still have yet to try backing off the damper setting from the current medium, I hope and think setting it to soft will iron out this gripe
- but in all other ways; mid and high speed ride/absorption, cornering flatness, initial and mid-corner turn-in response and holding are just greatly improved. In particular I'm floored by how it behaves when imputing more lock to tighten the line still further mid-corner when pushing on; it just obeys and tucks right in beautifully, where before the rear tyres would scrub and push wide
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Assuming my upcoming damper adjustment to softer gets rid of that firmness without compromising the positives, I think this is a great upgrade. As it stands, the firm low speed ride is tolerable and the overall net improvements are fantastic.
My Miata decreases road rage with the top down because the people I'm yelling at, calling morons, can actually hear me now. 🤣🤣
Catchpole just keeps getting better
Last year I got a fantastic MX-5 2.0 ND Sport Soft Top, fantastic car, nice design, drives great especially with some modifications like Ohlins R&T Manifolds map Exhaust filter Anti bump steer kit
Anti-roll tensioning adjustment rods Motorsport (End Links), the car consumes little fuel and is fun to drive with a volumetric compressor or the turbo would be even faster but it would increase the price by at least 5k and 45k for a Miata are starting to be a lot of money for a non-luxurious Spyder, the MX-5 ND is fun even with 160\180 hp. I had one before
Lotus Elise S I kept it for 4 years, a wonderful car but the Miata 2.0 ND doesn't make me regret it too much, among other things, I have more fun with the Miata because I can drift much more easily while with the Lotus Elise S I was afraid of do damage since it's all super expensive
This is why I prefer motorcycles.
Interesting setup and not to pricey either if you can afford new things. Driven both supercharged and turbo MX5's older not new models and both feel like big go-karts that are tail happy
The transmissions in these are infamous for being forged out of glass. They tend to be brittle. The higher power levels will make it even more delicate wont it?
The ND2 transmission is much improved and there are apparently upgraded units that are being swapped into ND1’s now.
I had a new 2004 Mazdaspeed edition here in central Florida, and while fun, it just wasn’t the car for these roads - jammed with oversized traffic, searing humidity and horrendous drivers. Crossing the mid Wales landscape on a lovely little B road, well, now you’re talking! Get an MX-5 only if you have somewhere decent to drive it.
I firmly believe that Ministry of tourism (or however it is called in UK), Mazda and BBR could use this video for advertising purposes. I sit on my laptop after going on an amazing Greek seaside and it makes me wanna book tickets and just visit this landscape with my Miata (or my grandpa's Alfa Romeo Giulietta). It's really one of the best videos I have ever watched on YT. Thank you!!!
Book tickets and we can go with my Boxster S 986. From a fellow Greek (/random)
An invitation from a fellow petrol head, you two need to get on these Welsh mountain roads and rip your cars around! Driving with mates makes it even better.
Literally bought my (first?) Miata yesterday, a NB, and now Hagerty comes up with this vid. Let's just say I literally want to clock out of work and drive with the roof down right now haha
Amazing stuff as always, Catchpole is my fave
Are you asking us if it's your first Miata?
How could you not know whether it was your first or not...?
@@squidikkamight mean the first of many to come
Yeah that’s a very strange bracketed and question marked word. Regardless of that you need to get on the blower to BBR to order this kit! This my friend is the bargain of the fookin century!!
You should send someone out to Palisade, CO to visit flyin miata
Did my racing lincensing school in a MX5, mostly with the top down because it the middle of summer. Wheeling them around at speed like that... simply contagious.
I know a guy with a 500 hp Aston and a Miata and he drives the Miata 10x more. A sorted Roadster is all of us true driving enthusiasts need. Our egos want more, but this is our core need.
I can't wait to see what they can do with the ND2.
They are finally supercharging ND2 in America. The problem is the smaller fuel injectors causing not enough fuel to get to the combustion chamber when it's supercharged. It means they've had to program the rev limit back to 7000rpm instead of the ND2 standard 7500rpm. Still it's a big jump in hp to supercharge.
For me, the stock 181bhp is spot on. Plenty brisk enough, you can wind it all the way out at legal speeds and it feels fantastic fun.
If/when I get another car so that my ND2 is no longer the only car (and thus doesn't need to be as reliable as possible), I'm strongly considering shelling out this amount of money for a supercharger kit.
Very good, fun car
1:30 sounds like you all need to buy motorcycles
I have been reading Henry's articles since about 2005 in EVO. I thought he said he was 6'5". How does he fit in this car? I'm 6'3" and I sat in an ND and my knees were hitting the dash, car was painful to sit in.
>when you have a motorcycle
🤭
People always like the miata isn't underpowered, you don't need more power to have fun, miata owners: supercharge
If we were honest; for 99% of the people, this is all the car you'd ever need for a B-road blat. I lived in the Lake District for 6yrs with my MX5 mk1 turbo and on the right day, when everyone was tucked up in their caravans and Air BnB's, I had the roads to myself. It was a sensational place to have a little sportscar all to yourself...
You’ve got driving nirvana on your hands mate!! I’m jealous just reading this
Reminds me of my '02 supercharged S2000. I miss that rowdy car. 😢
As a Melburnian here in Australia, I never cease to face palm over our obsession (and I really mean it!) with fat, waddly, thirsty slow SUV's - it's beyond depressing. Just yesterday I was crossing the road across from McDonald's - five vehicles in the Drive thru - all of them. Every single one. An SUV. Sigh..
Those kind of tuned mx5 are true weapons on road and track. Nice video as usual.
Looks like a ton of fun. I’m not supercharged, but I’ve owned a ND2 club for around 6 months now and can say it’s probably one of my most favorite and fun cars that I’ve owned. So much so, that I’ve been debating buying a 2nd in the RF hard top. Mazda nailed it with the NDs!! I’ll bet this SC really takes it up a notch!
I have to admit it’s an awesome kit. Using the BBR forged internals and the BBR Stage 1 Turbo, we made 290 whp and 277 wtq. It’s an animal.
I really like the ND3 but I'm 6'2" tried an original ND and didn't fit. Going to retry a Homura with the Recaro seats. Hopefully they are thinner and I fit...🤞
The cinematography OMGG! Beautifully shot. Love the host too!
Hey this is cool n all but BBRGTI has literally the worst email response to anyone outside the UK. I say this because perhaps Hagerty would want to go review the truly most powerful supercharger kit available for the ND1/2 in the US by Fab9 with the successful HKS GT2 kit. Many many users in the US are running these kits from them at this point and also well documented by SPS in Germany on a ND1 build. The HKS kits here in the US are documented to and above 300whp.
Food for thought, let's show some love to the US with the most available miatas 😂
Drove a 1.5 ND yesterday and got it to the Schwarzwaldstraße here in Germany. Was my first sports car experience (if it counts)... I hate how much I loved it. It was the most fun with a hobby of mine since I bought my first wheel to play Assetto on...
Wonderful car. And that gear change! The engine loved getting thrashed... The steering kinda dead, yeah, but I really didnt mind that at all...
Yesterday showed me that I need a car like this... The sims are fun but... Cant compare it to the real thing.
Great gags in this video. A=MX^5. The neutral density filter. Keep it up Henry and the whole team. What a delight to watch and enjoy all these brilliant pieces of automotive journalism.
1. as an ND mx-5 owner and photographer, i feel obliged to tell you how attacked I felt.
2. how come nobody is talking about how well 6'4 catchpole is fitting so well? what is that witchcraft
Had to let my NB go after 15 great years as my wife could no long get out easily.
Managed to include it into my daughter’s wedding speech.
The handling.
The gearchange.
Always top down and massive smiles.
Yes. The MX-5's have always been way way under powered. The BEST Gen is the NC. A supercharger is nice but a turbo is much better. The ND is a mistake.
If Hagerty are having you do speech training Henry, please get them to stop. Your normal voice whilst in the car is enjoyable to listen to. The voice overs are starting to sound like that Magnuss guy or whatever his name was. He was a chore to listen to.
Proving fast fun cars can be affordable? By driving a supercharged non-factory car?? All you proved is that Mazda is charging a lot of money for inadequate 180PS.
Right now, my attainable dream car is an NC2 (MY '09-12) Miata PRHT with upgraded wheels, tires, suspension, and brakes, followed by intake, exhaust, and finally a supercharger. The 3rd generation is me enough to have modem features and an available hard top but old enough to be affordable. Those specific models years have the best looks IMO. The order of upgrades is simply correct AFAIK. I prefer a blower over a turbo for the more predictable throttle response. I rented an EcoBoost Ford, and I figured out that I don't like turbo lag.
Such a fun video - total mind candy, thank you!!
With the 2023 ND capable of 5.7 sec 0-60 time, I'm not convinced that in the case of the newer Miatas , it's worth all the expense of the supercharger to gain .6 second.
Been saying for years. Mazda kneecaps the MX5. If it had 250-275 hp engine, it would be a serious competitor to the Boxster…. Come on Mazda. Put an engine in the car
Will the BBR supercharger kit work with the ND2 (2019+)? What top speed can this hit with the supercharger?
I informed my wife last night that I would like to be buried in mine. She wasn't even surprised. Nothing feels like an MX5.
Road rage goes down once you realize you can whiteline everyone like a street bike at 80 😅
Small error at 7:00, a gen one ND won't have the proper two liter. This kit was designed for the ND2 2L, which is a completely reworked engine. They'll set you back at least another 5k.