Mazda MX-5 Miata- Your Daily Driven Sports Car
Pull out technological gadgets and weight from a modern vehicle and add it into rear wheel-driven chassis filled with fun driving enthralling experience. A drive filled with rev-happy engine and crisp-shifting manual transmission. Ladies and gentlemen you have the perfect recipe for your daily driven sports car which Mazda calls MX-5 Miata. The Mazda MX-5 Miata is convertible ports car with all the aesthetics and racing ingredients that car enthusiasts love in Mazda. The Miata comes in soft top convertible as well as retractable-targa-top RF model. The Mazda MX-5 Miata is definitely not a practical buy as it doesn’t gives you vast cargo space or 4-seats. But driving the Miata with sunset in your front on an empty road is what this is all about. In simple words, Mazda MX-5 Miata is your buy if you are car enthusiast looking for something affordable that is equally fun to drive as expensive trademarks. The Mazda MX-5 Miata is priced between $26,625-$31,675 making it as affordable as your sedan or crossover SUV.
Mazda MX-5 Miata 2019:
The 2019 model gets some changes and upgrades from Mazda such as tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel and rearview backup camera. The engine is revised in form of 4-cylinder engine that now makes 181hp mated with six-speed transmission. The soft top models now can be ordered with brown colored top instead of regular one. Sports and Touring version of Miata now comes with new metallic-black wheel design. The highest trim Grand Touring now comes in with low-speed automatic emergency braking and traffic-sign recognition. Other than this, everything is perfectly the way it was previous year.
Mazda MX-5 Miata Versions:
Mazda MX-5 Miata is offered in 3 different version with difference in prices with selection between soft top and hard top (retractable-targa-rooftop).
- Sports $26,625
- Club $30,485
- Grand Touring $31,675
Soft top or hard top? Well both have their advantages so it depends upon buyer’s choice completely. However in terms of trims we recommend the Club trim. The Club trim is priced in mid and few thousand more dollars from base trim will get you 17-inches wheels, sports suspension, limited slip differential and some other performance upgrades. There are two transmission available as 6-six manual transmission as well as six-speed automatic. The six-speed manual transmission is crisp shifting between gear and high-revs thus provides you a true sports car experience. Hence the manual transmission is better otherwise what’s the fun in drive without it?
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Engine & Performance:
The finely tuned 2.0L 4-cylinder engine enable the Miata to accelerate at high pace. The gears shift quickly even in automatic transmission thanks to sporty programming. Mazda MX-5 Miata thus is truly fast on the road with soft top model doing 0-60mph in just 5.7 seconds and hard top model in 5.8 seconds.
Don’t let 181Hp fool you into considering it low in performance. With low weight the Mazda MX-5 Miata goes fast enough around the corners on a curvy road and straight down the highway. The Miata MX-5 turns into bumpy on rough roads which is downside in driving it. Other than that, all the styling and features make the drive worth it. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also not standard.
Fuel Economy on real road:
Since the ‘W’ factor as in weight is low in Mazda MX-5 Miata, automatically it means better fuel economy. The 2.0L engine gives an average of 37 mpg on the highway which is impressive.
Interior specs & features:
Mazda MX-5 Miata is truly as sports car with all essentials you need in daily driven vehicle. This means all the features and options are present in your mini sports car. The cabin inside is refreshing with the room equipped with infotainment and perfect comfortable driving posture. The cabin is designed as business-oriented professional room in terms of steering wheel, paddle shifting and cool basic accommodations. The infotainment screen with hard buttons and controls on center console are easy to reach. Bluetooth connectivity and CD-Player is also standard. The 30th anniversary editions have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard whereas other models can be equipped for $450 fee. The interior has some storage pockets and compartments thus carry whatever you want to during your drive to work or a road trip. The trunk in back is also good for small luggage.
Mazda MX-5 Miata is the perfect getaway car from boring daily cars. It comes with 2-seats at a price of sedan. Thus if you love cars and driving fast cars, the MX-5 is your perfect answer.