Mx-5

Back in the day, the Nissan Z car was an affordable performance machine but in recent years, it has become a heavy and expensive car that doesn’t sell very well. Rumors swirled a while back that Nissan might be working on a sports car to compete against the likes of the Toyota 86 and Mazda MX-5.

In the US, all 2016 MX-5 models get the 2.0L 155hp four-cylinder engine. In other parts of the world, a smaller 1.5L 129hp engine is also available. Mazda has a special version of the MX-5 offered in Japan only that has some cool go fast bits and awesome new seats inside for drivers.

Factory -built racing cars that are ready to hit the track can be incredibly expensive. Take that M6 GT3 racer from BMW that cost around $430,000 ready to run. For racers on a much (much, much, much) more modest budget, Mazda has rolled out the MX-5 Cup car and the price is nearly affordable at $53,000.

MotorTrend has published a new video in its Head 2 Head series that pits the 2016 Mazda MX-5 against the 2015 Subaru BRZ. This comparison has been done in the past, but with the old MX-5.

I get quite jealous when other writers get to drive cars I want to drive before I do. One of the cars I want to drive the most is the 2016 Mazda MX-5. I know the new model has less power than the old car offered, but anyone who has driven an MX-5 or Miata will tell you power isn’t everything.

One of the things that can be difficult to explain to someone in words is what exactly balance is when it comes to a car. I always find that it is much easier to put a student in a car, take them out on the track and let them experience what it feels like when the car is well balanced in high-G corners.

We have seen all there is to see when it comes to the new 2016 Mazda MX-5. I’m still on the fence about the styling personally and if you are too, the good news is that Fiat will be selling a version of the car.

I daily drove a 2013 MX-5 Club Sport for a long time and averaged about 28mpg on the highway. In mixed city use, it was around 24mpg. The close ratio transmission in the Club Sport did nothing to help fuel economy with the car spinning above 3,000 rpm on the highway at cruising speed.

At the beginning of the month, we had a single price revealed by Mazda to give us an idea where the all-new MX-5 would fall price wise. That starting price was $24,915(USD). We know there are several variants of the car, and naturally, we wanted to know where the other prices would start.

I spent a couple years hooning a 2013 Mazda MX-5 Club Sport around the racetracks in Texas and making people with “fast” cars hate themselves. If you want to track a MX-5, the Club is the model you want.

One of the only things that we have been waiting to learn about the all-new 2016 Mazda MX-5 was the price. Pricing information has finally been unveiled and the car will start at a very reasonably price putting it well within reach of most buyers.

We already know most of what there is to know about the 2016 Mazda MX-5 and its redesign. I’m still a bit on the fence about the style of the new car, but I’d totally drive one.

I am a big fan of the Mazda MX-5/Miata platform. I have owned several Miatas and a MX-5 over the years and driven them very hard on the track. Few things are more fun than putting a low-powered car up the tail of a “fast” car in front of you and not letting that fast car driver get away.

Having owned a few Miata and MX-5 cars over the years, I am here to tell you that the cars have never been about power and raw performance. The MX-5/Miata is the epitome of a momentum car.