How We'd Spec It: The Miata Fanboy's 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata - Car and Driver (blog)
Mazda MX-5 Miata Club (base price: $29,420). The fourth-generation Miata can be had in three basic flavors: Sport, Club, and Grand Touring. As far as base models go, the $25,735 Sport is a mighty good deal, coming standard with LED headlights, a six-speed manual, air conditioning, power windows and locks, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, and a cloth roof. The $29,420 mid-level Club adds a sport-tuned suspension with Bilstein shocks, a limited-slip differential (manual transmission only), larger 17-inch wheels, a nine-speaker Bose audio system, a shock tower brace, and small front and rear spoilers. The thing is, you don’t really need any of that, and given how several C/D staffers own or have owned Miatas, you could call us purists. Luckily, we totally dig the Club’s subtle spoilers, dark-finished 17-inch rims, and its general “everything you need, nothing you don’t” vibe. Not that Mazda offers many options to Club buyers, but even so, you might be surprised that we passed over the package that adds Brembo front brakes, forged-aluminum BBS wheels, and rocker-panel extensions and a rear bumper flourish. No question, we adore that option package’s trimmings, but the Miata is so light that does it really need Brembo front brakes. Source: blog.caranddriver.com
