2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Review - autoevolution
Somewhere in California, the owner of a 2014+ Honda Civic Si has almost certainly been bragging to his car buddies about how he recently blew by the 2016 Mazda MX-5 in the winding canyon roads that zig-zag through the Angeles National Forest just... But my day with the all-new ND Miata taught me two things about the fourth-gen roadster: this car is still a recognizable icon among enthusiasts, and almost nothing can touch it in tight switchbacks. See, the souped-up Civic caught up to me in a construction zone and spent the next couple of miles trying to get around me. The problem (for him) was that each time we entered successive twists and turns, the Miata was able to put some distance on... For years, there have been cries for Mazda to bring more power to the Miata, but unlike cars such as the Scion FR-S, the Miata doesn’t need more power. “You have serious problems if you’re not smiling after driving the Miata on twisty roads… even at just three-tenths. It is far from the fastest sports car out there, but you have serious problems if you’re not smiling after driving the Miata on twisty roads… even at just three-tenths. My recent seat time in the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata came as the first examples – the limited-production Launch Edition – started rolling into dealerships, and these cars were getting lots of looks wherever we went. Source: www.autoevolution.com
