Perfect weight distribution, beautiful styling, with that legendary Japanese reliability. Thank goodness for the likes of the rust buckets, that were British Sports cars of the 1970s and early 80s. Without the likes of the Lotus Elan, there would not be that blown to smithereens heaven, of driving your MX5 along that twisty B road. The perfect motor, for motoring fun and frolics, at sensible money LUV mine to bits
I love my Sport model. I tossed the cup holders. I've got 3,000 miles on it but it snowed yesterday, don't know when NH weather will let me bring it out again. It is perfect for the twisty two lanes here in central NH.
A Fiat 124 Spyder Abarth is a competitor Alex forgot to mention. Its built on the same chassis is 5 inches longer front & back with a turbo 1.4L engine used in the Abarth 500 but much less noise. I test drove both of these cars MX-5 Club / 124 Spyder Abarth & got to say the MX-5 has a better clutch / shifter. I now own a 2016 Artic White MX-5 Club with Brembo / BBS package. So much fun !
Alex didn't forget the Fiat. Look at the date of the video: the Fiat wasn't out there at that time. Alex is still perhaps the most thorough car reviewer out there.
Great review, but the comparison to the 4C is "apples to oranges". The 4C is over twice the price of the Miata and is a completely different concept. It's a not a car a Miata buyer would most likely cross shop.
An excellent car. Thanks much for the comparison to the 4C as well, I think it is important to understand how really odd that car is, and how expensive for the meaningful features it offers.
Enjoyable and thorough review thanks for posting. I can't find any reviewer anywhere that has real concerns about this Roadster. Mazda have got a winner.
Americans: We don't have a luxury badge on MX-5... Europeans: All BMW drivers above 25 years must be unemployed drug addicts. Carbon Alfa Romeo? So now you can't even bring it to the scrap yard once it breaks after 10 000 km?
Braking, upgrade to the Brembos. Tires: compare tire surface contact area related to total weight.....then you may discover that it has a lot of proportional tire contact patch per pound.
I'm glad they allocated the engineering power from the cup holders into the sharp body design.
Perfect weight distribution, beautiful styling, with that legendary Japanese reliability.
Thank goodness for the likes of the rust buckets, that were British Sports cars of the 1970s and early 80s.
Without the likes of the Lotus Elan, there would not be that blown to smithereens heaven, of driving your MX5 along that twisty B road.
The perfect motor, for motoring fun and frolics, at sensible money
LUV mine to bits
I love my Sport model. I tossed the cup holders. I've got 3,000 miles on it but it snowed yesterday, don't know when NH weather will let me bring it out again. It is perfect for the twisty two lanes here in central NH.
Love your reviews, always very in depth!!!
A Fiat 124 Spyder Abarth is a competitor Alex forgot to mention. Its built on the same chassis is 5 inches longer front & back with a turbo 1.4L engine used in the Abarth 500 but much less noise. I test drove both of these cars MX-5 Club / 124 Spyder Abarth & got to say the MX-5 has a better clutch / shifter. I now own a 2016 Artic White MX-5 Club with Brembo / BBS package. So much fun !
Alex didn't forget the Fiat. Look at the date of the video: the Fiat wasn't out there at that time. Alex is still perhaps the most thorough car reviewer out there.
Great review, but the comparison to the 4C is "apples to oranges". The 4C is over twice the price of the Miata and is a completely different concept. It's a not a car a Miata buyer would most likely cross shop.
An excellent car. Thanks much for the comparison to the 4C as well, I think it is important to understand how really odd that car is, and how expensive for the meaningful features it offers.
So what is the difference between this channel and Alex on Autos?
Yeah...think Truth on Autos is a Pirate channel.
Enjoyable and thorough review thanks for posting. I can't find any reviewer anywhere that has real concerns about this Roadster. Mazda have got a winner.
Americans: We don't have a luxury badge on MX-5...
Europeans: All BMW drivers above 25 years must be unemployed drug addicts. Carbon Alfa Romeo? So now you can't even bring it to the scrap yard once it breaks after 10 000 km?
$32k fully loaded?? How?
great review, right on almost 100%.
Narrow tires and braking power ? Fr=µ*F No with or surface in this formula !
Braking, upgrade to the Brembos. Tires: compare tire surface contact area related to total weight.....then you may discover that it has a lot of proportional tire contact patch per pound.