I agree the new Miata isn't a looker to my eye either. But we both know the new MINI is drop dead gorgeous. :smilewinkgrin:
MINI, Miata, VW Beetle, Porshe 911, BMW, Audi, Mustang....they've all gotten larger with design changes that the old school enthusiasts don't like. To me, I'll drive what I want/like and accept the new designs as just change.
Actually the new Miata got smaller. It is amazing how much the 911 has grown, truthfully the Cayman is more true to the 911 size than the 911.
I hope to like the looks once it is released. But until Mazda gives us a bit more HP, the others in this category (Honda, Ford(?), Scion/Subaru, Nissan) are closer to the top of my list.
Of course why wouldn't one drive what they want? :yesnod: Scott I sort of agree, but the others you list aren't light weight roadsters. I think Mazda gets away with less power, because the Miata both old & new are such well balanced machines. That being said I'm surprised they didn't pack more pony's in the engine room.
I once had a car I didn't want. I was working overseas for a few months when our Audi 5000 died. The repair, at a shop, was more than the car was worth and my wife needed a car with an automatic transmission. A good friend used to buy cars fix them up and sell them for a little extra cash. We got one from him, a Plymouth Reliance, 'cause that's what he had. It wasn't a bad car, it was just boring.
I've seen 2 different specs for the 2016 Miata MPG.. 24 & 32 and then 27 & 36 and the 2015 model claims 21-28 so the new one is a decent jump in MPG but I'd have thought that it would be getting even better MPG with the new engine ( less HP ) and lighter weight. Heck my '06 Just-a Cabrio is was listed at 24 & 33 and weighs roughly 2800+ pounds and is 10 years older technology.. I had never paid attention to the Miata's MPG specs before but I find the 2015 models to be shocking low compared to other cars...
^^^ I believe the government recently played around with how the MPG numbers are being generated.....:skep: There are the unicorn numbers, there are the real numbers and there the real driver numbers....