Would love to try the Mustang out but alas Ford are one of a couple of cars companies who aren’t interested in loaning me cars. Hopefully one day that will change! Thanks for watching!
This just goes to show that you don’t need 400hp to have fun. Mazda focuses on handling, precise steering, and light weight where as too many car makers focus on hp and top speed numbers that are impractical in daily street driving.
Slight correction - the extra sound is not pumped into the cabin through the speakers, it is real sound from the sound tube. The airbox was modified slightly to allow more nouse to come in. All authentic.
@@4wheelsandaseat I think the Subaru BRZ has fake engine noise through the speakers. The MX5 has a sound tube than enters the cabin where the glove box would be, a very easy delete. The under bonnet plumbing looks terrible. I pick up my soul read "manual" GT RS roadster next week, will post a comment after I've taken it down some country roads.
Nice review! I have a 2022 MX-5 GT soft top. The boot is fine. My wife and I took it on a 5 week interstate road trip. The boot has a narrow opening, but it’s deep and wide. It can hold two typical airline carry-on bags and some small back packs. It’s no SUV, but you sacrifice some convenience for a huge amount of fun.
When you upscale the shift and brake boot from Redline Goods with matching leather, get the padded leather armrest. It will prevent accidental switch activation, allow for a nice comfortable arm rest and look very nice.
Fantastic review. I'm waiting for mine to come from Japan and I can't wait! Gonna have it wrapped in PPF to make it purple! Next month can't come soon enough!
Looking forward to the new body style in the 2026 model year. Friend is a Mazda dealer so he is going to save me one 🙏. My friend is concerned about it being too small for me. I am 6’1” and 210 so I’m not really that big 😂. How tall are you and what are your thoughts on the size. You seem to be over 6’ (1.83 meters).
I thought the MX5 had a 'sound pipe/hose' running from the intake to near the fire wall that pumped the engine noise in to the cabin and not a 'fake sound' played through the speakers'?
I have rheumatoid arthritis in my left knee so heavy clutchwork is out of the question. I don't need you trying to make me feel bad about driving an auto. I have a 23 MX-5.
You may wish to temper the manual fanboy comments Alex. I love driving and until a dissolving spine got the better of me, was manual only. I have test driven an MX-5 a few times, but folding in and fairly ‘base model Mazda2’ platform turned me off. I decided to cut my losses. Relieve my dysfunctional back and purchase an E88 BMW 135i with the dreaded N54 engine. Even as an automatic, I am going to have to curb my enthusiasm, but the good thing is my useless left leg can stay useless as it has a clutch less manual mode. With some upgrades coming to freshen her up I will gladly take you on around any twisty road you like in your MX-5. Let’s see whose smile is bigger at the end of the run. Lloyd
It would be my smile in my manual mx5 NA with coil overs anti sway bars custom performance exhaust and intake. I empathise with you, but with an mx5 it’s manual or nothing.
@@dougmaverick3287 after driving manual for 20+ years, i want a fun, zippy convertible as a daily driver in city traffic. absolutely want an automatic. won't ever take it to the track. but, if there's an alternative for under $60K AUD, i'm all ears.
@@4wheelsandaseat, lol, oops, didn’t realize you were Australian and that y’all did that too. Fascinating! Love your sense of humor as much as your accent. I have a thick Appalachian accent myself and do not have a great ear for other accents after years of linguistic isolation. Thank goodness I did have a Miata to make it through. lol
Well well well. Looks like you tough guy manual drivers can't control your vehicles without annoying music pauses. We auto drivers wouldn't know how irritating that must be.
Hey, your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car. You can deliver mail in that car. Good for you. Maybe deliver newspapers too. I would still prefer the wheel on the standard left side, but to each their own. I still like the MX5. I prefer all analog gauges. Also, I wouldn't need to have electric seats. I like the RF version, and would probably leave the roof up all the time. I would also have the windows all tinted so nobody would be staring at me.
I traded in my mustang GT 5.0 for this model, the exhilaration, fun factor, exceeds my expectations 1000% ❤
Would love to try the Mustang out but alas Ford are one of a couple of cars companies who aren’t interested in loaning me cars. Hopefully one day that will change! Thanks for watching!
This just goes to show that you don’t need 400hp to have fun. Mazda focuses on handling, precise steering, and light weight where as too many car makers focus on hp and top speed numbers that are impractical in daily street driving.
I too previously owned a 2015 Mustang premium GT , the MX5 fits like a fine leather glove
Slight correction - the extra sound is not pumped into the cabin through the speakers, it is real sound from the sound tube. The airbox was modified slightly to allow more nouse to come in. All authentic.
Thank you for that and thank you for watching.
@@4wheelsandaseat I think the Subaru BRZ has fake engine noise through the speakers. The MX5 has a sound tube than enters the cabin where the glove box would be, a very easy delete. The under bonnet plumbing looks terrible. I pick up my soul read "manual" GT RS roadster next week, will post a comment after I've taken it down some country roads.
Nice review! I have a 2022 MX-5 GT soft top. The boot is fine. My wife and I took it on a 5 week interstate road trip. The boot has a narrow opening, but it’s deep and wide. It can hold two typical airline carry-on bags and some small back packs. It’s no SUV, but you sacrifice some convenience for a huge amount of fun.
And that is exactly the point of that car. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it and thank you for watching!
Picking up mine next week and I am dying with impatience
Hope you're enjoying it! Thanks for watching.
@@4wheelsandaseat I am 😁
I love the soul red color but the one you showed is very interesting. I wonder if it's available in the US
Thank you for showing us new MX-5! I’m waiting for mine red Homura, greetings from Norway 😊
Same here! MX-5 GT Canada 😀
A bonus for me is that im 5'5"!
5'6" with with my shoes on, lol
Thank you for watching!
@@vtwintora Haha same here (177 cm). The car will arrive in 19 days 🥳
I received my gray Homura 4 months ago. One of the funniest modern car ever driven.
No popping or cracking. Thankgod the engineers were older then 8
I don't mind the odd pop or crackle, but it's the fakeness most of these cars have - deliberately injecting petrol into the exhaust. Sounds so naff.
When you upscale the shift and brake boot from Redline Goods with matching leather, get the padded leather armrest. It will prevent accidental switch activation, allow for a nice comfortable arm rest and look very nice.
Fantastic review. I'm waiting for mine to come from Japan and I can't wait! Gonna have it wrapped in PPF to make it purple! Next month can't come soon enough!
Hope you enjoy it! Thank you for watching.
Forget the blind spot with the top up. Try using the 3 mirrors, that's what they're there for.
Even with the mirrors there’s a blind spot.
Looking forward to the new body style in the 2026 model year. Friend is a Mazda dealer so he is going to save me one 🙏. My friend is concerned about it being too small for me. I am 6’1” and 210 so I’m not really that big 😂. How tall are you and what are your thoughts on the size. You seem to be over 6’ (1.83 meters).
I’m 190cm and fit in it just fine, although it is cosy! It’s a really fun car that you won’t regret - at least until you run out of trunk space…
Thank you for the nice review Alex; well done.
Thank you for watching!
The second best feeling to flying
That's a great way to look at it! Thanks for watching.
I thought the MX5 had a 'sound pipe/hose' running from the intake to near the fire wall that pumped the engine noise in to the cabin and not a 'fake sound' played through the speakers'?
On reflection I like you might be right....
i recently got a 24 in usa. i dont have wireless andriod wireless cant find information anywhere is this true or do i have settings wrong
Not sure about Android, as I don't have one so can't test. Some systems do have wireless Apple and not Android, so that may be the case here.
They had daytime running lights on the earlier models 🙄😀
Amazing review!
Thank you for watching!
4:20 but how tall are you? That would be nice to know...
I am 190cm tall.
An honest review. Cheers❤I think i’ll stay away from this one…
Miata Is Always The Answer!
I’m ready for Mazda to come out with a new Miata.
I think a lot of people are. Me too! Thanks for watching!
Great fun review
Thank you for watching!
I’d love to own an MX5 but I purchased a BRZ … just a bit more practical.
There are NO BLIND SPOTS. Set your mirrors PROPERLY. This has been proven in other videos.
Look to
The Straight Pipes review of the ND MX5
Thanks for the tip.
Wish Mazda put white reflectors where the snake LED fangs daytime running lights was, black plugs, are tacky
After market fangs available
Shame as it was filmed in 360p..Was this morning, now much better!
Nice quailty here in Norway 🤗
2160p here 🤷♂️
I have accidentally stopped the music while shifting zero times.
Well you must shift differently to me I guess...
I have rheumatoid arthritis in my left knee so heavy clutchwork is out of the question. I don't need you trying to make me feel bad about driving an auto. I have a 23 MX-5.
I'm sorry if my comments upset you - that was certainly not my intention.
Woke puss
Man you are way too tall for this car :) do you look over the windshield frame?
Not quite but nearly. I do fit in it okay, but I would not want one as a daily driver. Thanks for watching!
How tall are you?
I’m 190cm
For the metric impaired Americans, that’s nearly 6’ 3”.
@@JJF1973 😄
Turnback car? No way. The wheel gaps! My god!
I’m with you on that but this can easily be corrected with a good set of coilovers.
You may wish to temper the manual fanboy comments Alex. I love driving and until a dissolving spine got the better of me, was manual only. I have test driven an MX-5 a few times, but folding in and fairly ‘base model Mazda2’ platform turned me off. I decided to cut my losses. Relieve my dysfunctional back and purchase an E88 BMW 135i with the dreaded N54 engine. Even as an automatic, I am going to have to curb my enthusiasm, but the good thing is my useless left leg can stay useless as it has a clutch less manual mode. With some upgrades coming to freshen her up I will gladly take you on around any twisty road you like in your MX-5. Let’s see whose smile is bigger at the end of the run. Lloyd
Nah manual is great, allowing more connection and tactility with the car. Sorry to hear about your back though!
Sorry to hear about your leg, but I don’t doubt the Beemer would comfortably beat the Mazda.
With the MX-5 Miata it's either manual or nothing.
You don't buy an automatic sports car.
It would be my smile in my manual mx5 NA with coil overs anti sway bars custom performance exhaust and intake. I empathise with you, but with an mx5 it’s manual or nothing.
@@dougmaverick3287 after driving manual for 20+ years, i want a fun, zippy convertible as a daily driver in city traffic. absolutely want an automatic. won't ever take it to the track. but, if there's an alternative for under $60K AUD, i'm all ears.
The brits don't use horsepower...😅
Still feeling claustrophobic 😨😨
Why do Brits add an “r” to words… like “Mazda-r MX-5?” I’m just curious where that comes from.
I don’t know. I’ll be sure to ask a British person next time I meet one.
@@4wheelsandaseat, lol, oops, didn’t realize you were Australian and that y’all did that too. Fascinating! Love your sense of humor as much as your accent. I have a thick Appalachian accent myself and do not have a great ear for other accents after years of linguistic isolation. Thank goodness I did have a Miata to make it through. lol
@@JJF1973 Haha. Just like the States there are a few different Australian accents :)
@@4wheelsandaseat, keep the great content and accent coming. It is very entertaining and informative.
Well well well. Looks like you tough guy manual drivers can't control your vehicles without annoying music pauses. We auto drivers wouldn't know how irritating that must be.
Ha. LOL.
We’re not tough. We just feel sorry for you automatic people. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@Sporz-q3u the same way math teachers feel sorry for their calculator-using students. And just like them, you're fading into irrelevancy.
Car is made for smaller bodies
True, but I fit in it better than I do the Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ. Thanks for watching!
Hmm, dunno. I'm six foot two and a bit of a fatty and I fit in mine perfectly well.
This car is good for a Hobbits
I’m 190cm tall and I fit. It’s a bit snug…
@@4wheelsandaseat I am 180 cm tall with bulk body. Never Snug😁😁
6 foot + Black people can fit in them
Hey, your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car. You can deliver mail in that car. Good for you. Maybe deliver newspapers too. I would still prefer the wheel on the standard left side, but to each their own. I still like the MX5. I prefer all analog gauges. Also, I wouldn't need to have electric seats. I like the RF version, and would probably leave the roof up all the time. I would also have the windows all tinted so nobody would be staring at me.
The steering wheel is on the right side. In every sense of the word right. Thank you for watching and your comments!
@@4wheelsandaseatyes left side is wrong side