31. With a modest 129bhp, the entry-level 1.5 engine is more eager to rev than the 2.0-litre that’s also available. You have to work it, because its 150Nm of torque is produced high up the range Engine. Tested: 2022 Toyota GR86 vs. 2022 Mazda MX-5 Miata. BaT Pick: 1995 Miata with a Modded LS1 V-8. Early Miatas (1990–93) have a 116-hp 1.6-liter four that revs joyfully all the way to its A year after the MX-5 entered its fourth and current generation, the 2017 model was launched, which remains a great model year for the MX-5. In the first year of the nameplate's 4th generation, the 2016 Miata came only as a soft-top version and was one of the worst-rated model years, as is usually the case for a new car. The MX-5 is among the most recognisable sports cars on the planet, inspired by one of the best, the Lotus Elan of the 1960s. Back in 1989, Mazda sought to replicate the impeccable steering feel The CO2 output is relatively low too, so it’ll cost less in tax as a company car. Whichever engine you go for, the MX-5 is very cheap to run by sports car standards. It's a relatively light car None of the big insurance companies will touch you in a RWD convertible aged 17. Which is a silly policy they do, because it's supermini FWD's that want to kill you and will do do it, unless you have Spiderman's reflex. Mazda MX-5 is a sesible choice. Handles very well, and then engine is not too powerful. He bought a low mile, first-gen 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata, from a friend of a friend, an older gent who'd owned the car since new, maintaining and garaging it continuously. This was good news That’s appropriate, since he and his father, Glenn–owner of Long Road Racing in North Carolina–are building several dozen MX-5 Cup cars for the 2016 season. Like, all of the cars in the Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich will come from their shop. So Long is a good one to ask when it comes to these cars. DawRFhN.

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