First drive: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata - Digital Trends
While European and Italian marques like Triumph, MG, and Alfa Romeo found their niche among U. S. sports car buyers, it wasn’t until Mazda introduced its Miata in 1989 that Americans had a genuine power-to-weight champion for the masses…courtesy... But even Mazda couldn’t resist the trend over recent years to inflate and inject power into its iconic sports car, while other great roadsters like Honda’s S2000, Porsche’s Boxster , and BMW’s Z3 either disappeared or became shadows of their... Which brings us to one of the most interesting vehicles this year: the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata (“ND” generation). ” As an owner of the original, “NA” Miata, I brought some lofty expectations to this first drive. Taught And Tame Perhaps the first, positive indication that Mazda took this ND generation MX-5 Miata seriously is that it weighs just about the same as the 1. 8-liter 1994 U. S. -spec Miata, and only 200 pounds more than the original 1990 car. To put its 2,332-pound curb weight into modern sports car perspective, the carbon-fiber Alfa Romeo 4C weighs 133 pounds more than the 2016 MX-5 Miata. While the Miata remains a car for those who were never NBA contenders, individuals up to 6’ 3” are able to nestle into the ND’s bucket seats in well-bolstered comfort. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
