Thomas really had to collect his last hit points, fought through severe illness and presented this fun mobile to you. Now off to search regeneration / 100 health package.
Hi Thomas, I hope that you'll get well soon, my advice as a vegan you should take red beet+Citrus juice it has an immediate effect in strengthening your health and is nourishing and help cleanse your system and promote Fast healing! Try It everyday and see the difference!
He is like the Bob Ross of car reviews. And yes, that is a big compliment. So soothing yet informative and interesting. Thank you for your contribution to the world!
Wow the metal roof, especially in side profile really changes the look, I think it looks great....Looked quite cold in Spain despite the lovely sunshine!! 😊
great review thomas, thank you. i owned the previous version of this, the nc, powered hard top, manual, and after owning for 4 years from new, i can safely say its one of the best cars ive owned. if you are a driver, and love mountain roads and day trips, this is the car for you. its shortcomings are space and power, which did grate on me and was my reason for selling. if you can look past that, or get a hop up kit for more power, its just a joy to drive, slick manual 'box, you simply cant be angry driving this. its one of the best cars ive driven for the sheer enjoyment of driving.
I have been waiting ages for anyone to do a proper review of this car - looks great and thomas gave a great detailed account of it as usual. I would like to test drive both this and the soft top back to back before choosing one or the other but the RF aesthetics are what brought the MX5 into consideration for me. thanks again for all the good reviews
After problems with the soft top rubbing on the style bars behind the seats the instructions of how to raise and lower the roof when sat in the car have been removed from the handbook. The recommended way is to stop the car and get out before raising or lowering the roof. This means the RF is the only version where the roof can be operated from within the car.
Autogefühl Several soft tops have had to be replaced in the US due to holes caused by the rubbing. If not following the new approved procedure for lowering the roof then Mazda could refuse warranty claims. A fix is supposed to be in place for future cars but you're still supposed to operate the roof from outside the car. One of the main features for buying the soft top would be being able to raise and lower it quickly while sat in the driver's seat.
Autogefühl I think it's the direction of the applied force. When inside the car there is a tendency to pull the leading edge downwards when opening. If outside the car you would tend to lift it. That's my best guess.
My dad always told me "Son, never buy a car with an inset rear window. They just get dust in there and rain doesn't touch it so you have to wash dust off your window all the time and it's waaayy inconvenient" ...he's honestly told me that so many times, basically every time he saw a C3 Corvette during my childhood
HI for everyone who waited a hardtop whole last year. Mazda the company who really cares about fans. that's giving a reason to believe in miracles.. in new coupe with rotary engine
Good review, I hope you enjoyed your stay in my land. I drived by this road with all my cars starting with my first one, a 3rd hand Corsa A. I'm eager to drive it again when I have my MX-5 in a few weeks.
Hi Thomas, Mazda launched Mx-5 Z-Sport soft top and 2018 RF. Apparently they both have some subtle interior changes, new suspension and steering set-up plus possibly more refinements including more noise dampening for both(possibly). I tried getting the information from other reviews but nobody is as thorough as you:) I'd love to see these 2 cars reviewed and see what are your impressions. All the best
Very well done. Thank you for doing such a detailed job with your descriptions. It looks like a car that could be a lot of fun for those of us who love to drive but are not trained to control all the new big horsepower cars of today. Thanks.
Fancy seeing you here! Love your music, man! Also, I just got this car myself, so I'm addicted to watching videos of reviews of it when I can't actually be driving it myself....ha!
I just traded my Mazda 3 for the MX5 RF, no regrets whatsoever even if the UX on the MX5 is far dated compared to the newer 2019 Mazda 3. This is a driver's car, just love it. Mine came with a reverse camera but no back up sensors, who cares anyway!
Brilliant review Thomas. I wish you had spoken about practicality for couples... You did mention the trunk is really small but If I were to travel with my wife would it be too difficult? How bad is it as your only car? I think this is the main question that keeps people from buying a convertible. The feeling of driving a convertible through small roads with your partner by your side is unsurpassed... I've had a 2009 Porsche and it was incredible, but very soon I had to buy a second car... In the end, I sold the Porsche and kept the Mazda 3... Broke my heart to do that...
Valter Vilar get a BMW 328i 2008+ . They have hardtop convertible and big enough back seat for people and decent size trunk. Works fine as your only car. Well except if you have big repair bill.
Sak __ Thank you but I've read about BMW repairs... They are scary! A Mini convertible would be my choice but I've read that Mini's reliability is not good... A shame, the Cooper convertible is quite a beauty... Looking into electric as well. Waiting for latest news on Nissan's New Leaf and Ioniq's improved range. Great things are coming at the end of this year. EVs low maintenance is what is attractive to me right now.
As all-in-one convertibles I would consider... ruclips.net/video/e6XwWvhXUUs/видео.html ruclips.net/video/QY-jxHL3KMY/видео.html ruclips.net/video/BT03o41iw5I/видео.html ruclips.net/video/dIUCJH7tGUM/видео.html Of course base versions of those are always enough.
Thanks for your links. I've watched all of them. Thomas was much younger on these, or is it my impression? Anyway, they are way more expensive than a Miata and most of them look like a bath tub to me... Just personal taste. It looks like they were not designed from the start as a convertible, whereas the Miata was... I know BMWs, Audis, Volvos and the like are big names in Europe but I associate them with older people cars (probably because only more established people can afford them as opposed to someone who is just starting to work) and high maintenance costs. I don't like the mechanism on the BMW convertible, it looks like too much for such a simple task... 3 Elements? It didn't impress me... Thanks for your incredible reviews Thomas. I don't think I can afford a car that costs almost as much as a little apartment. I am looking for something cheap and practical... Too bad the Mini Cooper convertible has low reliability. That was my top choice as an every day convertible car. The Miata seems to be the only one I can afford but I will probably need another car as well. Looking into Nissan Leafs now... Moving to Portugal, will need to decide on a car before 2017 ends...
Thomas as always I really enjoyed. I've just purchased the soft top, this is a great option so buyers of both should be glad to know they have nearly identical driving dynamics. I will give my feedback for a leatherette / cloth option in the GT trim when I go to collect it.
Very nice review. I watched it 200 times! Last week I ordered a sport 2.0 RF in soul red. Same as in the video. I didn't get to try the recaro seats in the model I test drove (it had normal leather seats and they were pretty comfortable.) I really hope the seats aren't too stiff and restricting for a 178x64kg person.
@@autogefuehl Hi! Just checking in again after 7 years of ownership and 88000 km! Still glad I watched this video. Super happy with the car... time flew so fast
Cool sound of the electric roof mechanism. I also like the central revmeter with the digital speed (I have just found out that it' s the dial for the gear shift, digital speed is missing :-( ) in one instrument. Where is the dial for the coolant temperature? The colourful upper part of the inside of the doors looks very beatiful. I like this feature in other cars like the Volkswagen up! as well. It' s a pity Mazda left out the horizontal adjustment of the steering wheel. With 1.86 m in length like Thomas I would have problems finding a comfortable seating position, too. A vertical and horizontal adjustment of the steering wheel should be mandatory by law in every car because it' s both a comfort and safety feature. In general I want to say that the MX5 is a " reasonable" sports car and convertible. Relatively short and light and with a maximum of 160 hp quite moderate. In comparison to the first generation Mazda MX5 however we can see how much longer and wider and heavier our cars have become when the horsepower figures have almost exploded. Yes, the consumption figures have stayed the same or even have dropped due to modern technology. (Whereby you can' t compare the old consumption figures with the NEFZ figures. Back then they really drove the cars on the road with 90 km/ h, 120 km/ h and in real city traffic). Imagine we combined modern motor technology with shorter and lighter cars, went down with the horsepower figures at the same time. How much more energy could we save! How much more could we contribute to saving our environment! We can start today. Make fuel economy and sustainability the number one priority when buying a car. Go down one or two segments. I want to say a little bit provokingly that a Ferrari driver can also be happy with an MX5. A Rolls Royce driver can be perfectly fine with a Skoda Superb. An S class driver doesn' t have to be ashamed driving a C class. Except for image reasons, of course. A Q7 driver will find almost the same space and comfort in a Seat Ateca. Maybe we will find out we will be more satisfied being moderate in choosing our cars and caring about our environment.
Thank you for a very comprehensive review. Is this colour soul red? It looks very different in the sun light. Love your previous review for the soft top version as well. Thumbs up 👍
I am driving now the Mx-5 ND 1.5 litre in Crystal White (Pearl). Absolutely lovely car. I'm going for a test drive of the RF in 2 weeks to see how it feels:) Keep up the good work, you are doing amazing :)
Thanks for the nice video. This might be the first one I saw of actual driving experience of the rf and I love your comment about noise level comparison between the roadster and this one. One question: how does it sound in highway speed with the roof up? On the Nc it feels louder with the retractable hard top closed/up.
LET'S GO!! :). Great review Thomas, you make it look easy! Seems like it would not kill Mazda to develop a 2.0 turbo diesel or a 2.2 turbo petrol for the Miata? A car this venerable is worth the dev cost IMHO. 7-speed DCT would be nice too in case a driver is so inclined. Love the painted interior tops of the doors!
Best MX-5 RF Review so far as you filmed a lot of the driving in a naturally way and I was astonished: I thought I am an old fashioned guy how likes naturally aspirated engines but obviously I'm more used to modern times as I thought: I didn't like the engine sound through all the video, it sounds too "angestrengt" (strained). Deswegen fällt für mich eindeutig die Wahl auf den Spider (der äußerlich auch viel schöner ist und mit dem besseren soft top (eine Lage mehr Stoff). Aber vor allem der Turbomotor klingt besser.
awesome review... hd is so great for your videos... perhaps maybe you show the underpinnings of vehicles to also show the technical aspects of chassis.
Excellent review as always Thomas and the MX5 is a cool little car! Been a subscriber for a while and really enjoy the videos! Just curious if we will se a video review of the Panamera 4 E-hybrid soon that was launched in South Africa recently? :)
Great video!! Without considering different price points, what car would you consider between this RF and the TT 2.0 TFSI 230 bhp? I really like the RF, but I'm not too sure about practicality and boot space.
When Thomas was closing that roof I thought that it would bump on his head. :) From that angle, the interior head space looked tight. I had the feeling i knew the place that you guys filmed this, Let me guess Spain, Serra del Lladre? :D
great review as always Thomas! the uk version has a 1.5 Litre RF and also the cloth seat version. Which one has a better rear visibility with roof up - rf or soft top?
Nice review.......just wondering if the cabin has lots of wind noise with and without the rooftop. Also with all those joints in the roof any chance of leaks inside the cabin? Notwithstanding, I like it a lot.
I own the Mk3 (my second MX-5) and have been waiting for the Mk4 powered roof version. I am worried by the blind spots created by the fastback. Is this noticeable?
Huh, so with the roof down it's louder than the soft top version, that's a surprise. I guess it's more quiet with the roof up at highway speeds though. My main concern with my soft top MX-5 NC is that above 100kph it's rather loud, so if I were to buy a new car again, I'd look into hard top options.
Autogefühl Hello Thomas, great review of the Mazda MX5. Thank you very much. This sports car has really good genes. Below 4 meters in length, below 1.2 tons of weight. A moderate maximimum of 160 hp. This car is heading in the right direction, combining reasonable driving fun with sustainability and environmental friendliness ( does this word exist? ;-)). The MX5 reminds me a little bit of the Opel GT of the seventies. Are you going to bring a review about the new Citroën C3, in addition to that of the Paris exhibition? Well made super minis are the future, if we really want to be serious about protecting and saving the environment. A speedy and full recovery. Did you drive too lang and too fast with open roof? ;-)
Autogefühl Especially in that beatiful landscape and clean air :-) Can you already tell which variant of the C3 you are going to review? I am very interested in the 110 hp version. Maybe you can also give a recommendation whether to go for the manual or the automatic transmission. Thanks in advance. I have great respect for you and your team. It always looks so easy from the outside. But making all these videos, fixing all the dates, all the travelling, all the research of technical data, reading all the long comments (especially from me ;-)... oh no, not the environment again...) and answering them. I would say: Excellent job, man!!!
Great review guys! The only thing I'd change is the speaker. His German accent is very thick and sometimes it's hard to understand his mumbling. I do know that it's challenging to do such an extensive review in a foreign language but maybe you could find a bilinguist. Otherwise thank you for the first complete RF review on RUclips. I'm planning to buy one in 3-4 months.
I guess for a man with 39°C body temperature, multi-morbid sickness, no sleep for 1 week, shivering at 2° degrees outside temperature, 1.500 km away from home where I was supposed to lay in bed, reviewing a sports cars, I think I did still quite well ;-)
+Matt Bargain - apologies Matt, I for one, find Thomas's accent and his speech is really good. And easy to understand. Sorry to hear you haven't been well Thomas, hope things are getting better. Kind regards.
Dear Thomas, thank you for such a lovely and elaborate review. it almost seemed like a test drive! do you think this car would comply with the heavy downpours in rainy season? or would the retractable roof be a problem for driving in extreme wet weather? and about bumps, is the ground clearance enough?
I'm 183 cm tall, small size of MX5 has me worried. I think I need to go for the 86/BRZ. Those have more roomy cabins and telescoping steering column. RF looks awesome, but it's not for tall people.
Hi Thomas, great review, thanks. I didn't understand clearly the part where you explain the free space between your head and the top. How tall are you? Thanks in advance.
15:55 Great place to stow your pistol for Texans, your weed for Coloradans, bear spray for Montanans, your prozac the therapist gave you for Californians, your moonpie and RC for Bammers, etc. :D
Dear Autogefuhl what is the feeling of this car when it is open? Same like the mx5 soft-top? You feel same (free open space, fresh air)as the soft top? Or it something like a window at the top? Rf with closed roof top close is "more" car (than the softtop) but I am not sure if you can feel the same when they are both OPEN. I am really confused with one of them to buy! I just want to feel the open space!
Protected is always good to feel! The point is to feel that you are still in a cabrio and not in a car with an "open window at the roof". You feel that you are in an open car? You feel the air from all the dimensions? The sun from all the dimensions?
I know it doesn't belong the comment section of this video but I seriously can't find the discussion section of your channel on my mobile device, so my question is: taking your experience into account, what is the best compact class car at the moment?
with top up, how loud was it on the freeway? i drove an nc on the freeway and it was bad, enough to make me not get the car even though i love miatas. i'm 100% buying an rf if top up noise is manageable. nice review btw
Hi Thomas! Do you mean that the ND version is better for driving with the roof open? I just thought this type of roof was better for the wind but now I have doubts. It is obvious that this car is purchased to go uncapped most of the time, for that reason the one that is less noisy will win. What do you think about it? Greetings from Spain.
That mountain is scary I might do it. I think the Miata is my 1st pick for me out of all cars affordable and not really the fun and look, automatic thought im to busy texting and such jk finding music to play honestly. Dont search and drive.
Tell you something really crazy. I have a 2005 Corolla LE with 225,000 miles on it, and I absolutely love it. Have done two trips across America with it, and I can't wait for a third! Before I bought the car, I did my homework on which car would suit my needs, within my budget, and also last a long time with very few problems, and the Corolla has delivered on all fronts (I am even driving with the original clutch!). Still, it is fun to see what else is out there, and that's where you come in! Danke!
1. Mx-5 Club doesn't have rearview mirror with autodimming/homelink? This $33k car doesn't have it yet while other cars for $25k do. 2. Why no backup camera? Will be mandated in 2018. The Fiat 124 Abarth has it. 3. Soul red is a boring dark red color for sedans. Should be cherry red like the Fiat 124. 4. I would like to see the club model with side mirrors that have autodimming as this car is very low and I don't want every car's headlights in my eyes. 5. The ball on the manual shifter just screws on so it was pointing sideways in the car I test drove.
Thomas really had to collect his last hit points, fought through severe illness and presented this fun mobile to you. Now off to search regeneration / 100 health package.
Lol, gute Besserung und danke, dass du uns noch mit letzter Kraft dieses Spaßmobil vorgestellt hast; nippel uns nicht ab... ;)
merci! Hab die Quitting in der Nacht dafür bekommen. MIttlerweile gehts wieder zum Glück
Get Well Soon, Thomas.
Hi Thomas, I hope that you'll get well soon, my advice as a vegan you should take red beet+Citrus juice it has an immediate effect in strengthening your health and is nourishing and help cleanse your system and promote Fast healing! Try It everyday and see the difference!
interesting, lets try that
He is like the Bob Ross of car reviews. And yes, that is a big compliment. So soothing yet informative and interesting. Thank you for your contribution to the world!
thanks robin!
Wow the metal roof, especially in side profile really changes the look, I think it looks great....Looked quite cold in Spain despite the lovely sunshine!! 😊
coldest night of the year in barcelona!
great review thomas, thank you. i owned the previous version of this, the nc, powered hard top, manual, and after owning for 4 years from new, i can safely say its one of the best cars ive owned. if you are a driver, and love mountain roads and day trips, this is the car for you. its shortcomings are space and power, which did grate on me and was my reason for selling. if you can look past that, or get a hop up kit for more power, its just a joy to drive, slick manual 'box, you simply cant be angry driving this. its one of the best cars ive driven for the sheer enjoyment of driving.
I've been waiting for this for a really long time! Awesome!
yay!
160 ps ist My car and i am so Happy. So Beautiful.6,5l/100km u cant say something bad. So much Comfort
This guy's voice is so soothing for me. I need him to be a "book on tape" narrator as well. :)
=)
Absolutely beautiful car. Cant wait to buy it in 5 years when I can maybe afford it! :D
3 years left
From the US ; those roads look great.
2 years now!
next year!
Did u get it?
If you put price in consideration this without the doubt the best small convertible right now. And it looks great.
Read the designer got the silhouette inspiration off a late 70's Ferrari 308 GTS. Car I'd most love to own.
Another good one there Thomas!
I have been waiting ages for anyone to do a proper review of this car - looks great and thomas gave a great detailed account of it as usual. I would like to test drive both this and the soft top back to back before choosing one or the other but the RF aesthetics are what brought the MX5 into consideration for me.
thanks again for all the good reviews
appreciated! Seen our soft top review? Linked below.
Also the Fiat is interesting to compare.
The RF looks more harmonious than the "normal" convertible 👍👍
Complents to Maxda for the current MX-5 generation!!
After problems with the soft top rubbing on the style bars behind the seats the instructions of how to raise and lower the roof when sat in the car have been removed from the handbook. The recommended way is to stop the car and get out before raising or lowering the roof. This means the RF is the only version where the roof can be operated from within the car.
I guess noone would do that :D
Autogefühl Several soft tops have had to be replaced in the US due to holes caused by the rubbing. If not following the new approved procedure for lowering the roof then Mazda could refuse warranty claims. A fix is supposed to be in place for future cars but you're still supposed to operate the roof from outside the car. One of the main features for buying the soft top would be being able to raise and lower it quickly while sat in the driver's seat.
but how is it any different to operate it from inside or outside? The distances remain the same?
Autogefühl I think it's the direction of the applied force. When inside the car there is a tendency to pull the leading edge downwards when opening. If outside the car you would tend to lift it. That's my best guess.
really strange!
Outstanding presentation and review by Thomas even when he was not feeling well that day from what I heard. Thank you
thanks for realizing!
My dad always told me "Son, never buy a car with an inset rear window. They just get dust in there and rain doesn't touch it so you have to wash dust off your window all the time and it's waaayy inconvenient"
...he's honestly told me that so many times, basically every time he saw a C3 Corvette during my childhood
MonkeyKong So that is what they call "first world problems"
Thomas is the best car reviewer !!
make car reviewing great again!
Agreed..hands down
Nice car, great review Thomas! as always, super camera work
thanks bro !
This, along with your review of the soft top MX-5, is the best review of the the car I've seen. Great work Thomas!.
thanks ben !
HI for everyone who waited a hardtop whole last year. Mazda the company who really cares about fans. that's giving a reason to believe in miracles.. in new coupe with rotary engine
Yereshev Dauletiyar rx-9 is coming! ;)
Good review, I hope you enjoyed your stay in my land.
I drived by this road with all my cars starting with my first one, a 3rd hand Corsa A. I'm eager to drive it again when I have my MX-5 in a few weeks.
thanks! We ll return very soon :)
Hi Thomas, Mazda launched Mx-5 Z-Sport soft top and 2018 RF. Apparently they both have some subtle interior changes, new suspension and steering set-up plus possibly more refinements including more noise dampening for both(possibly). I tried getting the information from other reviews but nobody is as thorough as you:) I'd love to see these 2 cars reviewed and see what are your impressions. All the best
We ll drive the mx5 in august, lets see if there are any changes
Best review I've seen about this car, by far. You've covered every angle of the car, congrats!
always a pleasure, keep supporting us
Love your detailed commentary on car and knowledge of it. Great video.
thanks !
Very well done. Thank you for doing such a detailed job with your descriptions. It looks like a car that could be a lot of fun for those of us who love to drive but are not trained to control all the new big horsepower cars of today. Thanks.
thanks james!
My dream car!
Counting down the days to when we'll see one in our showroom! Love the MX-5 RF
THIS is a car review. Patient, thorough, seductive. :D
+Nickmix 👌
Fancy seeing you here! Love your music, man! Also, I just got this car myself, so I'm addicted to watching videos of reviews of it when I can't actually be driving it myself....ha!
I just traded my Mazda 3 for the MX5 RF, no regrets whatsoever even if the UX on the MX5 is far dated compared to the newer 2019 Mazda 3. This is a driver's car, just love it. Mine came with a reverse camera but no back up sensors, who cares anyway!
Brilliant review Thomas. I wish you had spoken about practicality for couples... You did mention the trunk is really small but If I were to travel with my wife would it be too difficult? How bad is it as your only car? I think this is the main question that keeps people from buying a convertible. The feeling of driving a convertible through small roads with your partner by your side is unsurpassed... I've had a 2009 Porsche and it was incredible, but very soon I had to buy a second car... In the end, I sold the Porsche and kept the Mazda 3... Broke my heart to do that...
thanks! Hmmm as your only car, you both should be rather small - for headroom and also for your luggage size :)
Valter Vilar get a BMW 328i 2008+ . They have hardtop convertible and big enough back seat for people and decent size trunk. Works fine as your only car. Well except if you have big repair bill.
Sak __ Thank you but I've read about BMW repairs... They are scary! A Mini convertible would be my choice but I've read that Mini's reliability is not good... A shame, the Cooper convertible is quite a beauty... Looking into electric as well. Waiting for latest news on Nissan's New Leaf and Ioniq's improved range. Great things are coming at the end of this year. EVs low maintenance is what is attractive to me right now.
As all-in-one convertibles I would consider...
ruclips.net/video/e6XwWvhXUUs/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/QY-jxHL3KMY/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/BT03o41iw5I/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/dIUCJH7tGUM/видео.html
Of course base versions of those are always enough.
Thanks for your links. I've watched all of them. Thomas was much younger on these, or is it my impression? Anyway, they are way more expensive than a Miata and most of them look like a bath tub to me... Just personal taste. It looks like they were not designed from the start as a convertible, whereas the Miata was... I know BMWs, Audis, Volvos and the like are big names in Europe but I associate them with older people cars (probably because only more established people can afford them as opposed to someone who is just starting to work) and high maintenance costs.
I don't like the mechanism on the BMW convertible, it looks like too much for such a simple task... 3 Elements? It didn't impress me...
Thanks for your incredible reviews Thomas. I don't think I can afford a car that costs almost as much as a little apartment. I am looking for something cheap and practical... Too bad the Mini Cooper convertible has low reliability. That was my top choice as an every day convertible car. The Miata seems to be the only one I can afford but I will probably need another car as well. Looking into Nissan Leafs now...
Moving to Portugal, will need to decide on a car before 2017 ends...
Dude, you are one of the best reviewers, good job man, gonna start in mexico, greetings.
gracias! Keep supporting us!
Your reviews and very good and I appreciate the time you take to go into depth into each car.
+Alert64 thanks keep tuning in!
Thomas as always I really enjoyed. I've just purchased the soft top, this is a great option so buyers of both should be glad to know they have nearly identical driving dynamics. I will give my feedback for a leatherette / cloth option in the GT trim when I go to collect it.
great!
Thomas I think it would look a lot better in the gray colored it debuted in. What do you think?
that gray looks great. I would have shown you different colours as usual but I really literally couldnt move anymore in the evening and the next day.
Very nice review. I watched it 200 times! Last week I ordered a sport 2.0 RF in soul red. Same as in the video. I didn't get to try the recaro seats in the model I test drove (it had normal leather seats and they were pretty comfortable.) I really hope the seats aren't too stiff and restricting for a 178x64kg person.
awesome =) Have fun ! They ll be better for you for sure!
@@autogefuehl Hi! Just checking in again after 7 years of ownership and 88000 km! Still glad I watched this video. Super happy with the car... time flew so fast
Waited for this review but thnks thomas for delivering it,nic review!!!
Cool sound of the electric roof mechanism. I also like the central revmeter with the digital speed (I have just found out that it' s the dial for the gear shift, digital speed is missing :-( ) in one instrument. Where is the dial for the coolant temperature? The colourful upper part of the inside of the doors looks very beatiful. I like this feature in other cars like the Volkswagen up! as well. It' s a pity Mazda left out the horizontal adjustment of the steering wheel. With 1.86 m in length like Thomas I would have problems finding a comfortable seating position, too. A vertical and horizontal adjustment of the steering wheel should be mandatory by law in every car because it' s both a comfort and safety feature. In general I want to say that the MX5 is a " reasonable" sports car and convertible. Relatively short and light and with a maximum of 160 hp quite moderate. In comparison to the first generation Mazda MX5 however we can see how much longer and wider and heavier our cars have become when the horsepower figures have almost exploded. Yes, the consumption figures have stayed the same or even have dropped due to modern technology. (Whereby you can' t compare the old consumption figures with the NEFZ figures. Back then they really drove the cars on the road with 90 km/ h, 120 km/ h and in real city traffic). Imagine we combined modern motor technology with shorter and lighter cars, went down with the horsepower figures at the same time. How much more energy could we save! How much more could we contribute to saving our environment! We can start today. Make fuel economy and sustainability the number one priority when buying a car. Go down one or two segments. I want to say a little bit provokingly that a Ferrari driver can also be happy with an MX5. A Rolls Royce driver can be perfectly fine with a Skoda Superb. An S class driver doesn' t have to be ashamed driving a C class. Except for image reasons, of course.
A Q7 driver will find almost the same space and comfort in a Seat Ateca. Maybe we will find out we will be more satisfied being moderate in choosing our cars and caring about our environment.
ye i wish the car was 5 cm longer on the interior. I also missed the digital speed-o-meter, shame only showing the gears...
Thank you for a very comprehensive review. Is this colour soul red? It looks very different in the sun light. Love your previous review for the soft top version as well. Thumbs up 👍
thanks john! yeah soul red!
I am driving now the Mx-5 ND 1.5 litre in Crystal White (Pearl). Absolutely lovely car. I'm going for a test drive of the RF in 2 weeks to see how it feels:) Keep up the good work, you are doing amazing :)
Thanks for the nice video. This might be the first one I saw of actual driving experience of the rf and I love your comment about noise level comparison between the roadster and this one. One question: how does it sound in highway speed with the roof up? On the Nc it feels louder with the retractable hard top closed/up.
thanks ! I think highspeed, the hardtop should be better (when closed)
LET'S GO!! :). Great review Thomas, you make it look easy! Seems like it would not kill Mazda to develop a 2.0 turbo diesel or a 2.2 turbo petrol for the Miata? A car this venerable is worth the dev cost IMHO. 7-speed DCT would be nice too in case a driver is so inclined. Love the painted interior tops of the doors!
Fiat does the Turbos...
Great review and very thorough. Thanks for the beautiful scenery as well.
thanks man, tune in to more of our reviews!
I bought a 2018 RF , love the car! ❤️
Enjoy :)
Best MX-5 RF Review so far as you filmed a lot of the driving in a naturally way and I was astonished: I thought I am an old fashioned guy how likes naturally aspirated engines but obviously I'm more used to modern times as I thought: I didn't like the engine sound through all the video, it sounds too "angestrengt" (strained). Deswegen fällt für mich eindeutig die Wahl auf den Spider (der äußerlich auch viel schöner ist und mit dem besseren soft top (eine Lage mehr Stoff). Aber vor allem der Turbomotor klingt besser.
+Mattes Rocket thx mattes!
awesome review... hd is so great for your videos... perhaps maybe you show the underpinnings of vehicles to also show the technical aspects of chassis.
cheers man !
Excellent review as always Thomas and the MX5 is a cool little car! Been a subscriber for a while and really enjoy the videos! Just curious if we will se a video review of the Panamera 4 E-hybrid soon that was launched in South Africa recently? :)
For sure. Stay tuned m8
Very thorough review with attention to detail. Thank you.
thanks stick with us!
Great video!! Without considering different price points, what car would you consider between this RF and the TT 2.0 TFSI 230 bhp? I really like the RF, but I'm not too sure about practicality and boot space.
See our TT reviews here: ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=audi+tt+autogefuehl
When Thomas was closing that roof I thought that it would bump on his head. :)
From that angle, the interior head space looked tight.
I had the feeling i knew the place that you guys filmed this, Let me guess Spain, Serra del Lladre? :D
indeed very tight :)
Exactly, so beautiful there
great review as always Thomas! the uk version has a 1.5 Litre RF and also the cloth seat version. Which one has a better rear visibility with roof up - rf or soft top?
Great reviews, keep up the good work.
thanks!
Nice review.......just wondering if the cabin has lots of wind noise with and without the rooftop. Also with all those joints in the roof any chance of leaks inside the cabin? Notwithstanding, I like it a lot.
I did cover that aspect a lot in the driving part!
I own the Mk3 (my second MX-5) and have been waiting for the Mk4 powered roof version. I am worried by the blind spots created by the fastback. Is this noticeable?
indeed better to have the blind spot monitor
Huh, so with the roof down it's louder than the soft top version, that's a surprise. I guess it's more quiet with the roof up at highway speeds though. My main concern with my soft top MX-5 NC is that above 100kph it's rather loud, so if I were to buy a new car again, I'd look into hard top options.
Compare MX-5 Softtop variant: ruclips.net/video/Yb35lOAO7IQ/видео.html
Compare Fiat 124 Spider: ruclips.net/video/Q3KRLuJHGWU/видео.html
Autogefühl Hello Thomas, great review of the Mazda MX5. Thank you very much. This sports car has really good genes. Below 4 meters in length, below 1.2 tons of weight. A moderate maximimum of 160 hp. This car is heading in the right direction, combining reasonable driving fun with sustainability and environmental friendliness ( does this word exist? ;-)).
The MX5 reminds me a little bit of the Opel GT of the seventies.
Are you going to bring a review about the new Citroën C3, in addition to that of the Paris exhibition? Well made super minis are the future, if we really want to be serious about protecting and saving the environment.
A speedy and full recovery. Did you drive too lang and too fast with open roof? ;-)
i rather use convertible driving as a cure ;-)
C3 will be here on atgf of course
Autogefühl Especially in that beatiful landscape and clean air :-)
Can you already tell which variant of the C3 you are going to review?
I am very interested in the 110 hp version. Maybe you can also give a recommendation whether to go for the manual or the automatic transmission.
Thanks in advance. I have great respect for you and your team. It always looks so easy from the outside. But making all these videos, fixing all the dates, all the travelling, all the research of technical data, reading all the long comments (especially from me ;-)... oh no, not the environment again...) and answering them. I would say: Excellent job, man!!!
thanks we appreciate that! Dont know yet what exact cars they have but i ll find out
Autogefühl A Citroën C3 review is coming! Ich platze gleich, can't wait. ..
Great review guys! The only thing I'd change is the speaker. His German accent is very thick and sometimes it's hard to understand his mumbling. I do know that it's challenging to do such an extensive review in a foreign language but maybe you could find a bilinguist. Otherwise thank you for the first complete RF review on RUclips. I'm planning to buy one in 3-4 months.
Matt Bargain I have no issues with his accent and I'm Australian. The ones that 'mumble' are usually British reviewers. Thomas is da man!
It's his channel, mate!
I guess for a man with 39°C body temperature, multi-morbid sickness, no sleep for 1 week, shivering at 2° degrees outside temperature, 1.500 km away from home where I was supposed to lay in bed, reviewing a sports cars, I think I did still quite well ;-)
I know, I live in BCN. Looks like everybody else is fine with your accent so maybe it was just me. Oh and by the way I'm German too ;)
+Matt Bargain - apologies Matt, I for one, find Thomas's accent and his speech is really good. And easy to understand. Sorry to hear you haven't been well Thomas, hope things are getting better. Kind regards.
Dear Thomas, thank you for such a lovely and elaborate review. it almost seemed like a test drive!
do you think this car would comply with the heavy downpours in rainy season? or would the retractable roof be a problem for driving in extreme wet weather? and about bumps, is the ground clearance enough?
+Ibtesum Noushin thank you! Rain should not be a problem however bumpy roads are not that good of course
you're welcome! :)
Finally, thx autogefuhl still perfect!
always a pleasure!
As always good review Thomas. But it would be perfect if you always improve the video editing quality
sorry what do you mean?
+Daniel Williams - I find the video editing, and the video quality, very good - and I have a very slow wifi broadband.
I'm 183 cm tall, small size of MX5 has me worried. I think I need to go for the 86/BRZ. Those have more roomy cabins and telescoping steering column. RF looks awesome, but it's not for tall people.
Hi Thomas, great review, thanks.
I didn't understand clearly the part where you explain the free space between your head and the top.
How tall are you?
Thanks in advance.
+Oscar Fernandez 1.86m
Thank you for the quick response!
Great review Thomas. On reflection it would be the soft top for me (if I could climb out of it!) Get well soon :)
thank you Andrew :)
Hi Thomas, enjoy the reviews love ur opinions.
How's it going Thomas? Big fan of the channel!
thanks! been very ill these days, but getter better now...
What a lovely car, pity Mazda no longer sell the MX-5 in Malta :-(
15:55 Great place to stow your pistol for Texans, your weed for Coloradans, bear spray for Montanans, your prozac the therapist gave you for Californians, your moonpie and RC for Bammers, etc. :D
with special mazda water... is there a review of that too? ;) great video as always Thomas!
=)
Dear Autogefuhl what is the feeling of this car when it is open? Same like the mx5 soft-top? You feel same (free open space, fresh air)as the soft top? Or it something like a window at the top? Rf with closed roof top close is "more" car (than the softtop) but I am not sure if you can feel the same when they are both OPEN. I am really confused with one of them to buy! I just want to feel the open space!
its a little bit more "protected" feeling
Protected is always good to feel! The point is to feel that you are still in a cabrio and not in a car with an "open window at the roof". You feel that you are in an open car? You feel the air from all the dimensions? The sun from all the dimensions?
ye that still works well
I do like them but I didn't like how cozy the interior was when I sat in one! I think I'm going to get a MK2 MX5 As a track/drift car though :)
I know it doesn't belong the comment section of this video but I seriously can't find the discussion section of your channel on my mobile device, so my question is: taking your experience into account, what is the best compact class car at the moment?
we had every compact class car in a review, just youtube search "brandname modelname autogefuehl"
Thanks great review very detailed and useful just what I needed!
+chipfire appreciated!
with top up, how loud was it on the freeway? i drove an nc on the freeway and it was bad, enough to make me not get the car even though i love miatas. i'm 100% buying an rf if top up noise is manageable. nice review btw
Closed is ok, but as I pointed out, if you are not focussed on the design, the soft top is better n more flexible
If I may ask, Thomas, how tall are you? I'm 6'5" and worry I won't fit in the MX-5, whether the top is up or down. Thanks for the review!
+Eric Francis thx! Stating my height in every review :) indeed u wont fit :(
Are you guys getting the new 180 hp 2.0 that we have in the US?
Hm, not sure if I mentioned it here: ruclips.net/video/jkNtF_Nquyc/видео.html
Very comprehensive video - thank you 😎👍
thanks man !
Hi Thomas! Do you mean that the ND version is better for driving with the roof open? I just thought this type of roof was better for the wind but now I have doubts. It is obvious that this car is purchased to go uncapped most of the time, for that reason the one that is less noisy will win. What do you think about it? Greetings from Spain.
hey m8, have u checked the review full length? I am commenting on that specific issue
The thing is that right now I'm with my nephews and there's a lot of noise at home haha, then I will see it quietly later!
That mountain is scary I might do it. I think the Miata is my 1st pick for me out of all cars affordable and not really the fun and look, automatic thought im to busy texting and such jk finding music to play honestly. Dont search and drive.
Thomas, do you own a car? If so, what kind of car is it?
The only thing which looks stupid on this car it that radio antenna. Can you push it back at least?
Awesome japanese car and the engine sound's really good!
Another outstanding review!
in your service!
😂
Hi,man bekommt die Recarositze in Deutschland,aber nur im Handschalter.
Danke für die Info! In der Preisliste waren sie erst nicht drin, nur fürs Sondermodell. Aber gut, dass man sie weiterhin doch bekommen kann!
IT LOOKS SO FUN!
Nice review. You can also increase leg room by not wearing shoes with 2.5cm soles lol.
thanks !=)
nice review. thanks guys
what about skoda fabia vs polo vs ford fiesta
Motaz Alsayed Vw polo the best.
NOT SURE
Excellent review subbed.
+Gabe Hartman 🎬🎬👌
How is the body roll compared to the soft top?
watch zeh review! :>
Haha, nice review! Somehow the German accent gives you more authority!
=) Stick with us!
Tell you something really crazy. I have a 2005 Corolla LE with 225,000 miles on it, and I absolutely love it. Have done two trips across America with it, and I can't wait for a third! Before I bought the car, I did my homework on which car would suit my needs, within my budget, and also last a long time with very few problems, and the Corolla has delivered on all fronts (I am even driving with the original clutch!). Still, it is fun to see what else is out there, and that's where you come in! Danke!
nice review. How tall are you? It s OK for tall driver? I am 186cm.
+Worachat Charoenphol I am same size
Autogefühl Thanks
Beautiful car but in my country it rains a lot so its no that smart to get one I guess.
Get the soft top. You can open and close in a pinch... No need to worry about the rain.
Rain not a promblem with this model. Fun to rain drift.
What if the Rx-7 be based on Miata ?
Will this car have automatic transmision
Emin Makaracı yes it wil
I like their reviews because of the German guy trying to speak English and think BMWs are the best
+Buck Futter thanks please recommend us
May I ask what your height is? for head space issue.
+Roxanne Le guin all in the review
does the automatic has siftingpedles?
yeah
in every country?
Your knitting gloves steal the show. From granny? :) Great car- no need to compare with the Fiat low quality cars.
1. Mx-5 Club doesn't have rearview mirror with autodimming/homelink? This $33k car doesn't have it yet while other cars for $25k do.
2. Why no backup camera? Will be mandated in 2018. The Fiat 124 Abarth has it.
3. Soul red is a boring dark red color for sedans. Should be cherry red like the Fiat 124.
4. I would like to see the club model with side mirrors that have autodimming as this car is very low and I don't want every car's headlights in my eyes.
5. The ball on the manual shifter just screws on so it was pointing sideways in the car I test drove.
very scenic road. thanks
Good review, always
thx!
Is this new zeland ???
Spain :)
@@autogefuehl Where in Spain? It's absolutely beautiful.