2016 Mazda Miata

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  1. minirab

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    ^^^^^ I kind of think I like the top picture better.
     
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    ^^^^ Agreed! That second picture hurt :eek6:
     
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    Was she at the Dragon? I thought I saw her hanging around a red MINI.:cornut:
     
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    I'm just going to put this here for the fun of it! uploadfromtaptalk1431648445692.jpg
     
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    #208 Dave.0, Jun 14, 2015
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    At least it looks more manly now and less like some chick hairdresser car. :lol:
     
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    Wait, are you talking about MINI or Miata? :biggrin5:
     
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    The Miata, the MINI looks have gotten worse.
     
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    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:
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    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...
     
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    ^^^ 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....:D
     

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