Not every car needs to be a 2 second 0-100 straight line speed demon, this car is perfect for what it was designed and intended to be for. This along with its rival the Toyobaru 86/BRZ were meant to be enjoyed as fun, cheap RWD sports car that can handle the twisties and go on a cruise while enjoying the feel and drive of the car, this car was never developed with it being a straight line king, if you add a turbo and boost the power and torque figures it will defeat the purpose of the car, not only that it will increase the cost of the car and that will in-turn make people whinge that it’s too overpriced, look at how expensive the modern Toyota Supra and Nissan Z costs, people are too power hungry these days, we have gotten so use to driving in hot hatches and sport sedans that have anywhere from 200-350kW that we have forgotten how to enjoy a car for what it is. Remember the simpler times when the oldschool 90s Commodores and Falcons with the 5.0L V8 engines had between 165-220kW and did the 0-100 dash in approxiamtely 8 seconds, that was pinnacle performance back then, and this car right here with its tiny little NA 2.0L 4cyl engine has a quicker 0-100 time than the majority of those cars in that era which were seen as peak performance and yet people are still mot happy, we have become so power hungry and expect every car to be a straight line Dodge Challenger Demon in terms of performance and nothing else.
@@davothegreat9990 if every car was only fast in a straight line and nothing else, couldn’t handle sharp cornering and handling, if manufacturers only cared about 0-100 figures and competed only in that regard would you not find that boring, every car would feel the same and have no character, the definition of a sports car does not necessarily mean huge amounts of power and fast in a straight line. I’ve driven AMG’s that are rockets in a straight line but trying to tackle a sharp corner at a high speed would be a nightmare. That’s where cars such as the WRX which I own a VA model, Civic Type R, GR Yaris, i30 N etc… come in to play. Each car is strong in certain fields. Track cars such as these I just mentioned where never developed with them being super quick only in a straight line, people complain that the latest WRX’s are slow, have people forgotten that a WRX brought its heritage from being a rally car, which had certain rules of having only a 2.0L displacement, it’s fast enough and fun for what it was designed for, I don’t expect to beat a Chrysler SRT, C63s AMG or any other large V8 sedan off a set of traffic lights or in a roll. Come and catch me around a twisty road and see how well that goes for you.
@russell3436 over 80% don't track their cars. Twisty roads are just dangerous because you share the road with other drivers. Amg a45s are quick and fast cars that can tackle corners very well. Wrx aren't what they used to be, too heavy. Ctr is horrible down low. Gr yaris is OK. I own a rs3 not stock, best car I've ever owned. Great all rounder beast of car!
Just bought my 2024 red, soft top & automatic. It replaced my 2018 manual. Not as much fun to drive. But it better as a daily driver. Especially with my old knees.
what a beauty. i ordered RF fully loaded with auto. in my country it costs almost twice as much as in Japan, and RF only comes with auto since younger people couldn't afford it LOL
To be fair... 90's V8 commodores were hella slow, haha, wasn't until they started bringing out the LS engines that they started to get faster. But yeah, most people don't even use the 0-100 their car is capable of anyway. As long as it has the power to overtake slow cars on the on-ramps I'm happy.
Very interesting that the auto has much longer 1st and 2nd gear ratios compared to the manual. For those you need to shift into third to get to 100kph, and obviously here the auto can even go a bit over that 100 kph while still being in second.
The torque converter acts a bit like a continuously variable transmission below the stall RPM, meaning while the auto is on the torque converter it gets much higher torque than a manual would get while slipping the clutch. End result is that it's viable to have a longer 1st gear in an auto than a manual. It's also what makes autos better for towing in most light vehicle applications.
I just called Grand Prix Mazda, my local Mazda dealer on the north side of Brisbane, asking if they have one in stock we could look at and test drive. Despite them being a large dealer they don't, and were not at all interested in helping me out. How they can expect you to spend 60k on a brand new car without even driving it? Zupps Hyundai and Nissan across the road have been the complete opposite and so much better. They will end up getting my 60-80k.
You're quite right about the ND feeling more claustrophobic than the earlier ones too - I'm a much bigger boy than you and i find I fit in an NA surprisingly well but I feep quite squeezed in an ND.
Right on, my car has a turbocharger and i don't explore the upper end at all. 2019 vw jetta shiftin g the 8 spd auto manually, actually faster than a manual...usa. thx, liked the review.
Always found it to be just too small, and compromised the built and finish has been good but these days it’s falling behind in a lot of the areas that made it a legitimate sport car with connection and handling 😊 and the Auto is somewhat disappointing. In comparison to the GR86 auto the GR86 is far better performing car more space and handling. Cheers from SA 🇦🇺
I would love a little two seater roadster like this , this is gorgeous but at 6'3 and ex Flanker I would look like a clown. I tried to sit in lotus Elise in 2001 and I would not fit in any direction 😥.
I had a Nc MX5 automatic and I can say the 6 speed auto and 2.0 is a horrible combination, in Mazda's pursuit of fuel economy they made the Nc automatic dull to drive, the automatic Mazda 2 with the 1.5 and 4 speed auto is much more free revving and fun.
If you think speed is the measure of a car, you wont be overwhelmed by this car. If you like driving a car with lower limits and dancing around the backroads, this will be one of the best choices you can make. SUVs are just boring, IMO, no matter how fast. The MX5 is fast enough.
@@michaelcampbell4990 The ZRV is a Honda trust me keeping up won't be a problem. Does this slow mx-5 come with winding control mode where it utilizes body roll? No. Rear independent suspension makes my zrv handle better than a torsion beamed fn2 civic type r. So what you think of that Mr natural aspirated poor output heavy for a sports car dude?
Your little wife's SUV would get smoked in the corners. And you reckon the handling is superior to a civic type r? What a clown. Quite a few sports cars have torsion beam set-up. Even Hyundai i20 N which sets some ripper lap times is torsion beam. Honda zrv is a snooze box.
Auto MX-5s are important, when they get old they're a guilt free source of parts for the manual ones (which are the only ones that deserve to exist). 😊
A car I would actually purchase. But like most cars all the crap makes them too dear. My friend years ago was high up in Mazda UK. She had one as a compay car. Manual of course. I wouldn't have an auto as a gift unless I could sell it and buy a car. Great fun to drive always reminded me of the old MG midgets and B GT's we used to have. Back then these were an affordable cheap runabout. At 50 odd thousand this is luxury territory. But still look OK.
it is not a light weight car,..it has a near 1700 kg,.... I thought it would weight prox 1300-1400 kg,...but for a such a small car it has a mass like my mazda 6 diesel
A well engineered automatic transmission is superior to a manual box in putting power to the ground most effectively and efficienty. Dual clutch transmission for example are better rvery day of the week and twice on Sunday. All the drama of pushing pedals and strangling a stick in the middle of the console while trying to rev match and listening for farts is just archaic. Its no surprise that manual gearboxes are nearly extinct. A competrnt autobox with paddles for fine adjustment will put any manual shifting to shame. I've had many cars with manual boxes and thank god that crazy period is over. Manual gearboxes well and truly in the rear view mirror in more ways than one. RIP stick shifts.
Utterly missing the point of a driver's car. If you just want fast, give up on life and buy a Tesla or something. The joy of driving is in getting the best out of the machine, and you can't do that if it's doing everything for you. And yes it would be quicker in a drag race with a dual clutch but literally nobody buys an MX-5 for straight line performance.
@@mahcooharper9577You're missing the point. Why are manuals pretty much extinct globally? Car buyers at all levels just don't want them as the result is inferior. Not just straight line but in many other circumstances. My Audi TTRS with a dual clutch is much more than a straight line car. The shifts by paddle just better than a human in all sorts of conditions. Funny as my wife's car is indeed a dual motor Tesla. 😂 I am a petrol head (MB C43 AMG Coupe before the TTRS) We had a manual box with a Mini Cooper. Funfor about 25 minutes than it was simply a pain in the ass with no substantive benefit. Soon it will be hard to find a manual box as they will be destined for the scrap yard especially IF EVs take off. 😬 Even motorcycles with Honda and it's brilliant DCT and eClutch innovations as well as BMW announcing auto gear changes for its motorcycles and MV Agusta with the Rekluse clutch. Etc etc. Using paddle shifting (as I do on both the Audi car and Honda NT1100 motorcycle) adds to capability and does not detract from it. I get the nostalgia but it's really hard to justify and rationalize a manual box anymore. I guess people miss getting the most out of their horse too.
@@mahcooharper9577Google: "The manual transmission is dying". Lots of well written reports on the retiring of manual transmissions and explain it's demise much more eloquently than I can. Trust me they will disappear. There is no longer a practical reason for them to exist. Manufacturers one by one pulling the plug. Manual boxes basically on life support.
@@sunrisejak2709 they're fading because people are lazy and want to drive an auto in traffic. And I guess that's ok if you want a commuter car. Like I say, if you don't want to actually drive the car then give up and get a Tesla or some detritus like that. Look at the second hand values of pretty much any sports car and the manuals massively surpass the values of the autos. Try and sell an automatic NB MX-5 for instance. Some manufacturers (Porsche for instance) have reintroduced manuals because people who love driving want to have them. Toyota brought out a manual Supra because that many people told them they weren't interested in the auto. A friend works for Kia and even they told me they had had so much feedback that they could have sold more Stingers if they had made a manual but didn't have budget in the project to do one. Enthusiasts want manuals, people who want to drag race or pretend to be enthusiasts or think the best measure of a car is lap times or quarter miles want autos. Words cannot express how much I don't want a TTRS with an auto. I don't care if it's "better than a human". Again, that's not the point of an enthusiast car. It's about the experience and feeling like a part of the machine. Pulling a paddle is not the same thing as rowing gears, heel and toeing and using the clutch to help steer the car. Even on this channel, the two cars I've seen Brett have the most fun in were the manual Supra and the manual Kia Picanto. Not the fastest cars, the most fun ones.
@@mahcooharper9577 I honestly get your point. I also get your point that Teslas are wickedly fast (and they handle) but albeit a bit uninspiring. The TTRS has a great 5 cylinder turbo motor that is legendary but the real innovation is the dual clutch. 💪 I get your passion but looking up the reports on the future of manual boxes it's not encouraging. My C43 was an automatic (not a dual clutch) and it was quick too. Twin turbo V6. Ok, one more bit of news you will roast me over. Next month I take delivery of a newly released MG Cyberster. A 2 seat Roadster convertible with scissors doors about the size of a BMW Z4 and,,,, its an EV dual motor with 536 hp!!! 😳 And it weighs about 4,200 lbs due to the battery. However the design team ( from the UK) did a very good job with brakes and suspension (done by an F1 Ferrari engineer). The folks that admire the MX5s look at the thing with disdain.😁 It's more of a Grand Touring car than a sports car. If you aren't aware of the model search it out on youtube and the you'll really give me a hard time! 🤣 But at 70 yrs old expat living in Thailand my car choices tend to change a bit! I'll not counter anymore as I actually understand your stance. Just wanting to have a small banter. 😎
Its got to be manual, as the gearbox is rated as one of the finest in the automotive industry. Only the current Honda Civic Type R comes anywhere the sublime MX5 gear change. An automatic completes takes away any driver input or involvement, so it has to be a manual
Nah that would ruin it, little roadsters need high revving 4 cylinder engines that you can rag the crap out of it to get the best from them, that's the fun. Its not all about power and engine size.
It’s special as it is. There’s not many front mid-engine vehicles out there. You’re talking about transforming the Miata into a completely different car by doubling the horsepower and extending the engine past the front axle. Which would probably increase the price around $50k after all the R&D, reworking, and upgrades needed like transmission, brakes, and suspension. I think around 200hp 180 lb/ft would be the sweet spot and still keep the characteristics of the car.
Automatics are boring & you cede that nuanced & fun shift control of the vehicle versus driving a manual. If you do a lot of rush-hour and/or stop & go driving, however, it might be better to go with the boring automatic. I've found that sports mode setting on my 2022 Mazda CX-30 6-AT is a much better driving/shifting experience than the default normal-economy automatic transmission setting though, but it does lower the MPG a bit.
My father once told me.. Americans love business.. Australians love land so don’t buy a ND2 BUY your first house 🏠 honestly I didn’t listen!! THAT $150,000 house cost me $250,000 5years later!! Now age.42 I own a portfolio of 11 houses all positive geared generating about $178,000 passive income. I still own my original ND2 with 389,000km with original engine. My ND2 cost me 100,000 lost house equity BUT I DONT CARE!! Money is Money at my age!! I don’t believe Ferrari Italia will make me any more happy than my original ND with my grey hair 👨🦳(proud ND owner) !!!!
Correction: In the spec list it says 'tare weight 1683kg'. It should say 1090kg. Apologies for the confusion.
Perfect weight IMO.
...and I just post a commnent about it¨s mass, how it is not a lightwaight car:))
I have the same car. Mine is exactly 1114 kg without me and a full tank.
No worries. Over 70%of all mx-5 sold in Japan are autos. Pick whichever you want and everything will be fine
Not every car needs to be a 2 second 0-100 straight line speed demon, this car is perfect for what it was designed and intended to be for. This along with its rival the Toyobaru 86/BRZ were meant to be enjoyed as fun, cheap RWD sports car that can handle the twisties and go on a cruise while enjoying the feel and drive of the car, this car was never developed with it being a straight line king, if you add a turbo and boost the power and torque figures it will defeat the purpose of the car, not only that it will increase the cost of the car and that will in-turn make people whinge that it’s too overpriced, look at how expensive the modern Toyota Supra and Nissan Z costs, people are too power hungry these days, we have gotten so use to driving in hot hatches and sport sedans that have anywhere from 200-350kW that we have forgotten how to enjoy a car for what it is. Remember the simpler times when the oldschool 90s Commodores and Falcons with the 5.0L V8 engines had between 165-220kW and did the 0-100 dash in approxiamtely 8 seconds, that was pinnacle performance back then, and this car right here with its tiny little NA 2.0L 4cyl engine has a quicker 0-100 time than the majority of those cars in that era which were seen as peak performance and yet people are still mot happy, we have become so power hungry and expect every car to be a straight line Dodge Challenger Demon in terms of performance and nothing else.
Well, that's your opinion.
@@davothegreat9990well yeah and your mom agrees too.
@BobbyDazzler888 at least I have a mum and not two dads like you
@@davothegreat9990 if every car was only fast in a straight line and nothing else, couldn’t handle sharp cornering and handling, if manufacturers only cared about 0-100 figures and competed only in that regard would you not find that boring, every car would feel the same and have no character, the definition of a sports car does not necessarily mean huge amounts of power and fast in a straight line.
I’ve driven AMG’s that are rockets in a straight line but trying to tackle a sharp corner at a high speed would be a nightmare.
That’s where cars such as the WRX which I own a VA model, Civic Type R, GR Yaris, i30 N etc… come in to play. Each car is strong in certain fields. Track cars such as these I just mentioned where never developed with them being super quick only in a straight line, people complain that the latest WRX’s are slow, have people forgotten that a WRX brought its heritage from being a rally car, which had certain rules of having only a 2.0L displacement, it’s fast enough and fun for what it was designed for, I don’t expect to beat a Chrysler SRT, C63s AMG or any other large V8 sedan off a set of traffic lights or in a roll. Come and catch me around a twisty road and see how well that goes for you.
@russell3436 over 80% don't track their cars. Twisty roads are just dangerous because you share the road with other drivers. Amg a45s are quick and fast cars that can tackle corners very well. Wrx aren't what they used to be, too heavy. Ctr is horrible down low. Gr yaris is OK. I own a rs3 not stock, best car I've ever owned. Great all rounder beast of car!
Just bought my 2024 red, soft top & automatic. It replaced my 2018 manual. Not as much fun to drive. But it better as a daily driver. Especially with my old knees.
I purchased this car a week ago and I absolutely love it!
I wrote a check for a similar one on the 7th of May except for a black interior. Beautiful car I must say. Almost same profile as my dark blue 62 MGB.
Truly great sport car...i own an automatic one. Toooons of fun! Great review my friend!!!
Much better/safer driving experience with both hands on the wheel and paddle shifters easily at hand.
@@richardmichael59no
what a beauty. i ordered RF fully loaded with auto. in my country it costs almost twice as much as in Japan, and RF only comes with auto since younger people couldn't afford it LOL
ordered this spec minus the tan interior in April. Cant wait to get it such awesome cars. great review!!.
Thank you very much for the ND3 auto performance testing, most or all of the reviews are manual.
Respectable in a straight line ...
People all seem to want it turbocharged lol, when it's as quick already as any 5lt Commodore from the 90s 😅
To be fair... 90's V8 commodores were hella slow, haha, wasn't until they started bringing out the LS engines that they started to get faster. But yeah, most people don't even use the 0-100 their car is capable of anyway. As long as it has the power to overtake slow cars on the on-ramps I'm happy.
Great review!
Very interesting that the auto has much longer 1st and 2nd gear ratios compared to the manual. For those you need to shift into third to get to 100kph, and obviously here the auto can even go a bit over that 100 kph while still being in second.
The torque converter acts a bit like a continuously variable transmission below the stall RPM, meaning while the auto is on the torque converter it gets much higher torque than a manual would get while slipping the clutch. End result is that it's viable to have a longer 1st gear in an auto than a manual. It's also what makes autos better for towing in most light vehicle applications.
Looks like quite a bit of fun. I'd love to see a re-run of the SP or SE Versions in a Turbocharged Guise.
I just called Grand Prix Mazda, my local Mazda dealer on the north side of Brisbane, asking if they have one in stock we could look at and test drive. Despite them being a large dealer they don't, and were not at all interested in helping me out. How they can expect you to spend 60k on a brand new car without even driving it?
Zupps Hyundai and Nissan across the road have been the complete opposite and so much better. They will end up getting my 60-80k.
Wow, that's a bit pathetic.
Totally irrelevant statement in regards to this video.
Find another place to whine about your local dealer.
@@richardmichael59he’s got a point though, so many dealers have no test drive models but expect you to order off the catalogue!
You're quite right about the ND feeling more claustrophobic than the earlier ones too - I'm a much bigger boy than you and i find I fit in an NA surprisingly well but I feep quite squeezed in an ND.
Beautiful car
Correct answer: Manual.
Use every killerwasp, brake late, heel-toe, throttle-on early. Imagine gearchange SFX from Edgar Wright's Baby Driver.
Right on, my car has a turbocharger and i don't explore the upper end at all. 2019 vw jetta shiftin g the 8 spd auto manually, actually faster than a manual...usa. thx, liked the review.
A Clutch Pedal Extension may fix the knee issue if you’ve got MX5 Mania in Australia.😉
Would be interested in your review of the Subaru BRZ
Always found it to be just too small, and compromised the built and finish has been good but these days it’s falling behind in a lot of the areas that made it a legitimate sport car with connection and handling 😊 and the Auto is somewhat disappointing. In comparison to the GR86 auto the GR86 is far better performing car more space and handling. Cheers from SA 🇦🇺
Its perfect
I would love a little two seater roadster like this , this is gorgeous but at 6'3 and ex Flanker I would look like a clown. I tried to sit in lotus Elise in 2001 and I would not fit in any direction 😥.
What is a Flanker ?
The microphone and your hair were made for each other!
You got a typo dude. Weight is around 1050kg for the 2l engine. Not 1683kg 😂
Yep, I have a pinned comment highlighting the correction. Tare weight is 1090kg 👍
glorious
I'm surprised at the braking distance. My Abarth, which now only weighs 997kg, stopped in 32 metres
This was in damp conditions, as mentioned in the results 👍
The Abarth stopped so well that they stopped selling them for lack of sales.
All VW beetles old and new had the interior paint in the interior .
This vs a brz/86
I had a Nc MX5 automatic and I can say the 6 speed auto and 2.0 is a horrible combination, in Mazda's pursuit of fuel economy they made the Nc automatic dull to drive, the automatic Mazda 2 with the 1.5 and 4 speed auto is much more free revving and fun.
About as fast as my Honda ZRV turbo. Is that a compliment to my zrv or is this mx-5 not fast enough? Or both?
If you think speed is the measure of a car, you wont be overwhelmed by this car. If you like driving a car with lower limits and dancing around the backroads, this will be one of the best choices you can make. SUVs are just boring, IMO, no matter how fast. The MX5 is fast enough.
@@mikeb9569 I reckon my ZRV could keep up with this in a touge battle and straight line. It will also take my whole family whilst doing it.
Your ZRV will keep up with this for about 3 seconds on a winding country road 😅 raw speed isn't everything!
@@michaelcampbell4990 The ZRV is a Honda trust me keeping up won't be a problem. Does this slow mx-5 come with winding control mode where it utilizes body roll? No. Rear independent suspension makes my zrv handle better than a torsion beamed fn2 civic type r. So what you think of that Mr natural aspirated poor output heavy for a sports car dude?
Your little wife's SUV would get smoked in the corners. And you reckon the handling is superior to a civic type r? What a clown. Quite a few sports cars have torsion beam set-up. Even Hyundai i20 N which sets some ripper lap times is torsion beam. Honda zrv is a snooze box.
Auto MX-5s are important, when they get old they're a guilt free source of parts for the manual ones (which are the only ones that deserve to exist). 😊
😅
That’s a good way to look at it 😂
A car I would actually purchase. But like most cars all the crap makes them too dear. My friend years ago was high up in Mazda UK. She had one as a compay car. Manual of course. I wouldn't have an auto as a gift unless I could sell it and buy a car. Great fun to drive always reminded me of the old MG midgets and B GT's we used to have. Back then these were an affordable cheap runabout. At 50 odd thousand this is luxury territory. But still look OK.
1683kg tare weight???
Apologies. It should say 1090kg.
This car needs to be bought in the manual form. And it really should’ve come with a turbo charged option from factory
Pretty long braking distance for such a light car.
Damp conditions 👍
@@drivingenthusiastaustralia Makes sense!
it is not a light weight car,..it has a near 1700 kg,....
I thought it would weight prox 1300-1400 kg,...but for a such a small car it has a mass like my mazda 6 diesel
Yep, my mistake in the specs sorry 👍
@@drivingenthusiastaustralia don¨t worry about that....I am somethimes too fast in commentary,..stay good :)
Turbo charging ruins the driving experience of every car. Thank god its not turbo
A well engineered automatic transmission is superior to a manual box in putting power to the ground most effectively and efficienty. Dual clutch transmission for example are better rvery day of the week and twice on Sunday. All the drama of pushing pedals and strangling a stick in the middle of the console while trying to rev match and listening for farts is just archaic. Its no surprise that manual gearboxes are nearly extinct. A competrnt autobox with paddles for fine adjustment will put any manual shifting to shame. I've had many cars with manual boxes and thank god that crazy period is over. Manual gearboxes well and truly in the rear view mirror in more ways than one. RIP stick shifts.
Utterly missing the point of a driver's car. If you just want fast, give up on life and buy a Tesla or something. The joy of driving is in getting the best out of the machine, and you can't do that if it's doing everything for you. And yes it would be quicker in a drag race with a dual clutch but literally nobody buys an MX-5 for straight line performance.
@@mahcooharper9577You're missing the point. Why are manuals pretty much extinct globally? Car buyers at all levels just don't want them as the result is inferior. Not just straight line but in many other circumstances. My Audi TTRS with a dual clutch is much more than a straight line car. The shifts by paddle just better than a human in all sorts of conditions. Funny as my wife's car is indeed a dual motor Tesla. 😂 I am a petrol head (MB C43 AMG Coupe before the TTRS) We had a manual box with a Mini Cooper. Funfor about 25 minutes than it was simply a pain in the ass with no substantive benefit. Soon it will be hard to find a manual box as they will be destined for the scrap yard especially IF EVs take off. 😬 Even motorcycles with Honda and it's brilliant DCT and eClutch innovations as well as BMW announcing auto gear changes for its motorcycles and MV Agusta with the Rekluse clutch. Etc etc. Using paddle shifting (as I do on both the Audi car and Honda NT1100 motorcycle) adds to capability and does not detract from it. I get the nostalgia but it's really hard to justify and rationalize a manual box anymore. I guess people miss getting the most out of their horse too.
@@mahcooharper9577Google: "The manual transmission is dying". Lots of well written reports on the retiring of manual transmissions and explain it's demise much more eloquently than I can. Trust me they will disappear. There is no longer a practical reason for them to exist. Manufacturers one by one pulling the plug. Manual boxes basically on life support.
@@sunrisejak2709 they're fading because people are lazy and want to drive an auto in traffic. And I guess that's ok if you want a commuter car. Like I say, if you don't want to actually drive the car then give up and get a Tesla or some detritus like that.
Look at the second hand values of pretty much any sports car and the manuals massively surpass the values of the autos. Try and sell an automatic NB MX-5 for instance.
Some manufacturers (Porsche for instance) have reintroduced manuals because people who love driving want to have them. Toyota brought out a manual Supra because that many people told them they weren't interested in the auto.
A friend works for Kia and even they told me they had had so much feedback that they could have sold more Stingers if they had made a manual but didn't have budget in the project to do one.
Enthusiasts want manuals, people who want to drag race or pretend to be enthusiasts or think the best measure of a car is lap times or quarter miles want autos. Words cannot express how much I don't want a TTRS with an auto. I don't care if it's "better than a human". Again, that's not the point of an enthusiast car. It's about the experience and feeling like a part of the machine. Pulling a paddle is not the same thing as rowing gears, heel and toeing and using the clutch to help steer the car.
Even on this channel, the two cars I've seen Brett have the most fun in were the manual Supra and the manual Kia Picanto. Not the fastest cars, the most fun ones.
@@mahcooharper9577 I honestly get your point. I also get your point that Teslas are wickedly fast (and they handle) but albeit a bit uninspiring. The TTRS has a great 5 cylinder turbo motor that is legendary but the real innovation is the dual clutch. 💪 I get your passion but looking up the reports on the future of manual boxes it's not encouraging. My C43 was an automatic (not a dual clutch) and it was quick too. Twin turbo V6. Ok, one more bit of news you will roast me over. Next month I take delivery of a newly released MG Cyberster. A 2 seat Roadster convertible with scissors doors about the size of a BMW Z4 and,,,, its an EV dual motor with 536 hp!!! 😳 And it weighs about 4,200 lbs due to the battery. However the design team ( from the UK) did a very good job with brakes and suspension (done by an F1 Ferrari engineer). The folks that admire the MX5s look at the thing with disdain.😁 It's more of a Grand Touring car than a sports car. If you aren't aware of the model search it out on youtube and the you'll really give me a hard time! 🤣 But at 70 yrs old expat living in Thailand my car choices tend to change a bit! I'll not counter anymore as I actually understand your stance. Just wanting to have a small banter. 😎
Needs 1.6 from GR Yaris???
To Hell with touchscreens!
A turbocharged engine would have worse fuel economy if used at high rpms and loads.
Slow shifts from that auto
Auto's are witchcraft! 😜
You could definitely roll around and pick up some chicks in that thing. 😄
I only get thumbs up from little kids.
@@nic867 Damn 😔
No offense, but I’ve never seen a question with a more obvious answer.
Buying this car with an automatic gearbox is a cardinal sin.
Why has this car stering wheel on wrong side😂?
Bro are you dumb
Its a take on a classic British sports car, and as we all know the correct size for all sport cars should be right hand drive
A very different test to a Chinese car.
In what way? Is it because this is a well-engineered car?
Its got to be manual, as the gearbox is rated as one of the finest in the automotive industry.
Only the current Honda Civic Type R comes anywhere the sublime MX5 gear change.
An automatic completes takes away any driver input or involvement, so it has to be a manual
No it doesn’t, especially not for a daily commute ride
Blasphemous question 🤷
Now all it needs is the 354hp 3.3 engine.
Nah that would ruin it, little roadsters need high revving 4 cylinder engines that you can rag the crap out of it to get the best from them, that's the fun. Its not all about power and engine size.
Ah yes, the Mazda MX-50
It’s special as it is. There’s not many front mid-engine vehicles out there.
You’re talking about transforming the Miata into a completely different car by doubling the horsepower and extending the engine past the front axle. Which would probably increase the price around $50k after all the R&D, reworking, and upgrades needed like transmission, brakes, and suspension.
I think around 200hp 180 lb/ft would be the sweet spot and still keep the characteristics of the car.
@@Azureecosse Well if Mazda made a new Roadster, but larger with RWD…
Automatics are boring & you cede that nuanced & fun shift control of the vehicle versus driving a manual. If you do a lot of rush-hour and/or stop & go driving, however, it might be better to go with the boring automatic. I've found that sports mode setting on my 2022 Mazda CX-30 6-AT is a much better driving/shifting experience than the default normal-economy automatic transmission setting though, but it does lower the MPG a bit.
Manual transmission. Never auto.
That's pretty closed minded.
@@meipei2423 not really surprising coming from a stick-shift-head, is it…
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